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

Chapter 45: Harming the country and the people!

The morning court session lasted the entire morning.

All the ministers were arguing between Tong Yu Huatian and Shen Zhong, and when the topic became heated, some even cursed at each other.

Facing the storm and verbal criticism, Yu Huatian was able to handle it with ease. In addition, Shen Zhong, who was standing beside him, would occasionally interject with a heart-piercing remark, which cured the low blood pressure of many ministers who had suffered from years of suffering without any medication!

Under the heavy interjection, the topic of the two parties' argument was getting further and further away, but the purpose they wanted to achieve was nothing more than one thing:
Let Jingzhao Prefecture and the so-called Western Factory work together to handle this case. Don't say that the case has been finalized and closed. Even if the case is concluded, it must be reopened and retried!

There was such a big commotion in the early morning, and all the people in the capital are watching.

We need to give a reasonable explanation!

However, no matter how they argued, the person involved, the Minister of War Wang Lin, remained silent. Not only did he remain silent to avoid suspicion, but the Prime Minister, several university scholars, and even His Majesty on the stage were as steady as a rock.
Several important officials in the court also noticed it.

Someone is throwing dirty water on Wang Lin, and they're not even pretending!
As for the person behind the scenes, it doesn't take much thought to know that it is the newly-appointed Consort De.
There is nothing new under the sun. How could there be so many coincidences? Just now Wang Lin targeted Concubine De, and now a murder happened in his own business?
And there's this newly opened West Factory, it just looks like it has 'targeting Wang Lin' written on its forehead!

Several important officials felt a little strange when they had toothaches: It’s nothing that Empress Defei is narrow-minded, but the way she does things is...
rough!
They still have to help perform despite such a crude technique.
Seeing that it was already past noon, a minister finally came out to make the point: "Lord Shen, please stop making nonsense and rambling! Human lives are at stake, let's get back to the topic of the case!"

Originally, even Shen Zhong felt that the time was long enough, and his men had almost finished their work. Just as they were about to withdraw, they heard Yu Huatian say loudly:
"Your Majesty, I have found out that the three dead were all extremely evil, corrupt and unjust. It is not worth delaying the meal for Your Majesty and all the ministers because of these people!"

"Your Majesty, please take your health into consideration and have lunch first before making a decision!"

What a gesture of caring about the master.

It was natural for eunuchs to take their masters' affairs to heart, but the civil and military officials in the court should not lag behind. Even the most anxious Wang Lin echoed this. So far, the murder case at the Xishan Mine was temporarily suspended.

It's halftime!

Side hall.

"In that case, this Yuhua Field can be used."

Li An held the jade bowl and pinched the spoon to feed the little emperor continuously, almost choking the little emperor who was already talking dry-mouthed.

Zhan Doudou snatched the bowl and spoon in a bad mood, swallowed the food viciously, and then he took a breath and said, "It seems that there will be more quarrels in the court this afternoon. An'er, what are you going to do?"

To be precise.

This is a question of what Ang Lee wants to achieve.
"Doudou, has anyone in the court used this to criticize me?"

The person is Li An's, and it is a well-known fact that Yu Huatian was assigned to his name. Now that this servant has done such an evil thing, it is ultimately because the Defei, as the master, did not discipline her subordinates strictly. But no one dares to say that this is the Defei's revenge on Wang Lin.

At best, it was a servant who acted on his own initiative. His Majesty favored Concubine De and turned a blind eye.
So they think.

If the reality is not like this, then it must be like this!
"Well, although they said it in a rather obscure and euphemistic way, most of them meant this." Zhan Doudou looked embarrassed and blamed himself for not being able to protect his beloved concubine from the wind and rain.

"That's it."

Li An smiled slightly, not seeming to care: "In that case, then I ask Your Majesty to bring me along during the afternoon meeting, so that I can confront the ministers face to face in the court!"

"Are you serious, An'er?"

This move was inappropriate. The Queen Mother's behind-the-scenes rule had been criticized by everyone. After she ascended the throne, she also deliberately reduced the number of times she attended court.

Just like today, the empress dowager just stayed in Shoukang Palace waiting for Li An to pay his respects. Even though she had already learned about what happened outside the city, she did not choose to go to court, but left it to the little emperor to handle.

Although Li An was the person involved, he had an explanation after the confrontation in the palace, but there would be more rumors. However, everything has its pros and cons.

There are benefits to doing this: Li An will personally participate in the debate, and she, as the emperor, can step aside and act as a referee. No matter what the final result is, it will always be more convincing.
Even though she, as a referee, was determined to blow the whistle unfairly.

So, how can these ministers win?

The meal ended with Li An nodding.——
"Greetings to His Majesty! Greetings to Her Majesty the Virtuous Consort!"

The little emperor took the lead and walked into the hall, while Li An, supported by Haitang Duoduo, followed the little emperor and walked slowly to the table next to the dragon throne and knelt down.

All the civil and military officials in the court bowed according to etiquette, and then looked at each other with strange expressions.

Yo ho?

The host has arrived, it seems like he is here with bad intentions~
They also had some little plans in mind. If Concubine De could use this method to deal with Wang Lin today, she could use the same method to deal with them tomorrow!

Be careful!

Even some neutral parties, seeing the harem members appear, began to calculate their gains and losses. For a moment, everyone in the hall felt insecure, and Li An became the target of public criticism.

"Excuse me, please!"

Zhan Doudou waved his hand, still with a warm smile on his face, not looking tired.

The referee gave the signal, and Li An started the fight: "Ministers, you have worked hard for the country and the people day and night. Today, you are fighting because of this ignorant servant in the palace. I really feel sorry for you. I wonder if you have all had lunch?"

It would be fine if I didn't say this, but once I said this many people at the scene were hungry.
Some ministers had their own stewards delivering meals to them, but some of those who were not of high rank could only endure it!

Fortunately, their stomachs didn't make any noises, otherwise they would have been disrespectful in front of the palace.
Your Majesty is really a fool. He didn't even arrange for a meal in the palace to deal with the emergency. It seems that this is a deliberate attempt by Concubine De to show off her power.
The Censors of the Metropolitan Censorate were in charge of supervision, impeachment, and suggestion. Someone immediately stepped forward and responded, "Thank you, Your Majesty, and Your Majesty, for your concern. We are not hungry. Let's focus on state affairs and discuss the matter of the West Mountain Mine and the West Factory first!"

"Oh? Where is Xiao Tianzi?"

Ang Lee adjusted his sitting position. Sitting on his knees was a bit torturous.

"I'm here." Yu Huatian walked forward from the side of the hall and knelt in the center.

"Tell me everything that happened."

"As ordered."

Li An pretended to be ignorant, and the ministers had no choice but to listen to the eunuch tell the whole story again.

After hearing this, one of the court officials could no longer bear it and stepped forward to express his opinions: "."

This person may be old.

Not only was it a long-winded speech, but it also cited classics to explain that the power of the Western Factory was not in line with the prior system.

For a moment, the whole hall was filled with the old man's muttering.

Not only did the little emperor doze off, but even the ministers below him felt a wave of tiredness coming over them. The feeling was very strong when he was in school in his previous life!
"Your Majesty! This action is a disaster for the country and the people. You must be careful!"

(End of this chapter)