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Chapter 112 Empress Wu is in court (2)

Some people are born with the bearing of an emperor, Empress Wu is obviously one of them, you can call her licentious and shameless, you can call her a beauty, you can even call her ambitious, but you can never deny her unique kind The demeanor of the king's land, not to mention, the strength of that aura alone is enough to shock the audience, even the top-ranking officials at the first level of Zaifu can't give birth to the heart to fight on the spot, facing the illustrious attitude of Empress Wu Wei, among the ministers of civil and military affairs in the hall, there are very few who can really maintain a normal heart, let alone those who attacked Empress Wu's overstepping behavior like this, some of them are just humble and humble.

"My dear dears, my palace is entrusted by His Majesty to preside over the affairs of the court. You dear dears have something to attend, so please come here." Empress Wu looked around at all the ministers in the palace, seeing that no one dared to look at her, she was very satisfied All the ministers showed respect and humility, and then they parted their red lips lightly, and said something in a calm tone, with a mature demeanor that could not tell that this was the first time Empress Wu came to court, it was really as familiar as if she had been an emperor for a long time.

"Qi Zou Niang Niang, I have this chapter here. Today, the drought in Hao, Chen, Song, and Pu has begun to appear. The emergency documents of the governors of the four states have arrived in the capital. I implore the empress to allow the four states to be exempted from money and grain, and to open warehouses to release grain. To relieve the victims." As soon as Empress Wu finished speaking, Liu Yizhi, the new minister (on the fifth rank), stood up from the courtiers and reported loudly.

"boom……"

As soon as Liu Yizhi's book was published, all the ministers of the court were in a commotion, because the imperial decree announced the day before only said that this court meeting was a public decision on Xu Jingzong's impeachment of Liu Xiangdao, no one would have thought that This court meeting unexpectedly went out of tune from the very beginning, the ministers were astonished and couldn't help discussing in private.

"Do you have any objections to this, my loves? If so, please stand up and explain in detail, and I will listen to you!" Seeing the chaos in the hall, Empress Wu's face immediately sank, and she raised her hand to press it, chilling He asked aloud.

It has to be said that Empress Wu's aura is really strong, and she just drank like this, and the chaotic voices in the audience stopped, and all the courtiers were full of doubts, but no one dared to stand up After saying "no", the hall became so quiet that even a needle dropped to the ground could be clearly heard.

"Your Majesty, I think that Liu Ge's performance is very true. It is almost midsummer, and there is a severe drought, and the people are in dire straits. The situation is sad, and we should rescue him!" Above) Zhou Simao has strode into the hall, echoed Liu Yi loudly.

"Well, what the two lovers said is very true. The people are the foundation of the country. Since there are difficulties, they should be relieved. I think so." Empress Wu nodded to express her attitude, and then suddenly raised her voice and called out: " Yan Liben."

"The old minister is here."

After hearing Empress Wu's roll call, although Yan Liben was full of reluctance, he could only stand up honestly and bowed to his orders.

"My palace's intention has been decided. Relief for the people should be the most important thing. Since you are the secretary of the household department, I will hand over this matter to you. Is there any difficulty?" Empress Wu looked at Yan Liben solemnly, and said calmly. asked a question.

"The old minister obeyed."

Yan Liben actually wanted to refute it, but he didn't have a valid reason. After all, disaster relief is what the Ministry of Household Affairs should do. He really has no place to shirk.

"Well, it's best like this." Empress Wu seemed to smile with relief, then turned her face slightly, looked at the prince Li Hong who was sitting under the front bench, and said in a very flat tone: "Does the prince have any opinion on this matter?" Objection?"

objection?Yes, not only yes, but also big. As the prince of Jian Guo, he can only watch Empress Wu sitting there with the rooster in the morning. Li Hong's lungs are about to explode, and his face is as black as the bottom of a pot. The problem This disaster relief is what the court should do, how could Li Hong say "no", he had no choice but to get up, bowed to Empress Wu, and replied vaguely: " Empress Shengming."

"Well, that's the deal. The four prefectures are in trouble. I really can't bear to sit back and enjoy the comfort. I should reduce my monthly salary by half to help with disaster relief. From this palace down, all people in the harem will do the same." Empress Wu didn't say anything. Regardless of how ugly the prince's face was, he nodded his head and made a decision on his own. At the end, he called his name and said: "Gao Hesheng, I will leave this matter to you. I will transfer the money and goods raised to you." Hand it over to the household department and send it to the victims of the disaster, listen up, I'll be smarter for this palace, don't let moths fill their pockets, otherwise, this palace is just asking!"

"Yes, this old servant would like to obey the Queen's order."

Gao Hesheng was originally a confidant of Empress Wu. Seeing that Empress Wu had handed over the power of supervising the household department to his own hands, there was no reason why he was not happy, so he hurriedly agreed.

Gao Hesheng was proud, but Li Xian was furious, his face was so gloomy that water dripped out, he glared at Gao Hesheng with fire-breathing eyes, the corners of his mouth twitched a few times, as if he was about to go mad, But at the end, they still didn't have the guts to sit back to their original seats. Seeing this, the officials of the prince's line did not dare to stand up and refute at this time, so they just looked at him helplessly. Empress Wu dealt with the government in a majestic manner on the stage.

"Qi Zou Niang Niang, I also have this chapter here."

The matter of disaster relief was over, before the courtiers came back to their senses, another scholar from the North Gate jumped out of the queue and reported loudly. When everyone took a closer look, they realized that it was Guozijian Guo who stood up. Dr. Zi (upper fifth grade) is worth ten thousand hectares.

"What does Yuan Aiqing have to do with this chapter? Just play it, I'm listening."

Empress Wu gently raised her hand, signaling Yuan Wanqing to flatten her body, and nodded encouragingly.

"Weichen Qizuo Niang Niang, since I was ordered to compile the texts for the imperial examinations, I have been working diligently. It has only been half a month, and more than half of them have been revised, and the progress is very fast. However, I have a puzzle. All the texts are from A sage, indeed, should be, but according to Weichen, Shiwen is also indispensable. Weichen thought that if the three volumes of "Chen Gui", "New Commandments of Bureaucrats" and "Book of Music" were incorporated into the imperial examination texts, it would be possible Taking into account the past and the present, it is really good, and I implore you to make a clear decision." Yuan Wanqing bowed his body and chatted, aiming at the imperial examination matters in charge of King Lu and Li Xian in one fell swoop.

There was an uproar, there was an uproar, as soon as Yuan Wanqing's words fell, the courtiers in the palace began to discuss again. No one could have imagined that Empress Wu had just finished beating the face of the prince's family, and turned her gun to take aim at Li Xian in an instant. Is it really going to subdue all the powerful factions in the court in one day?Furthermore, Yuan Wanqing had a big quarrel with Li Xian just last year, and now he is going to attack Li Xian and his brothers again in court. Surprised, everyone became agitated by this.

Angry, Li Xian was originally extremely dissatisfied with Empress Wu's Rooster Sichen, but when he saw that the spearhead was directed at him, he immediately became furious, snorted coldly with a dark face, and stood up with big strides. He shouted loudly: "Mother, my son objected!"

Seeing Li Xian standing up, all the courtiers fell silent in an instant, and all their eyes were focused on Empress Wu, wanting to see how Empress Wu would subdue Li Xian, who had always been somewhat rebellious. However, many courtiers turned their attention to Li Xian who was standing calmly in the queue.

Uh huh, what does this thief woman want to do?Will things be settled once in a while?No, no matter how confident she is, it doesn't make sense. With a group of extremely shameless Beimen bachelors, she can play around in the court?There's no way it can be done!Although Li Xian's face was calm as usual, his heart was full of ups and downs. For a while, he couldn't see what the intention of Empress Wu's move was. Having stood up, Li Xianzi had no choice but to stabilize his position first, so as not to be caught by Empress Wu without preparation.

"Does Xian'er have any objections? Well, let's talk to Bengong and listen to it." Empress Wu was not angry because Li Xian jumped out and interrupted, and ignored the doubtful eyes of the courtiers, but raised her hand calmly , said lightly.

"Mother and Empress Mingjian, the collection of saints' anthology is a small statement of great righteousness, and the holy truth that the world respects. Since ancient times, no one has been able to stand shoulder to shoulder with it. Compared with the ancient sages and sages, the so-called Shiwen is like the bright moon compared with the shining fire. But to put it on the list, I will only laugh at my ears through the ages, and my ministers really dare not agree with such lies!" Li Xian has always been a strong personality, although he was afraid of Empress Wu, he was by no means weak like the prince, and he unceremoniously Yuan Wanqing's remonstrance was refuted bloody, and he didn't care about Empress Wu's face at all. As soon as this remark came out, the whole court was once again in an uproar.

"Empress, I think what His Royal Highness King Lu said is true!"

"The Queen's Empress has a clear lesson, Yuan Wanqing's lies are rude and insult the way of a saint, and the crime will not be forgiven!"

"That's right, I also think that Yuan Wanqing's arrogance and disrespect are no small crimes!"

Li Xian will come out at this station, and officials of his line, such as Lin Qi and Yang Wu, dare not be negligent, and have come out to reprimand Yuan Wanqing. In the end, many courageous courtiers also stood up and waved their flags. Immediately, the hall was full of voices condemning Yuan Wanqing, which was so powerful that it was no small matter, but what puzzled the courtiers was that Li Xian, who had always supported Li Xian, did not take any action this time, and was always steady. standing in the queue.

"Hmm." Empress Wu has been silently listening to the rebuttals of the courtiers, her face is extremely flat, until the courtiers have had enough trouble, Empress Wu then raised her hand in vain, and stopped the courtiers with a soft groan At the last sound, he was not in a hurry to express his opinion, but looked around at all the officials in the palace, and finally, his eyes fell on Li Xian, smiled slightly, and said kindly: "Xian'er, you have always had your own opinions." , I also have a lot of experience in the imperial examination, in your opinion, is Dr. Yuan's advice feasible?"

As soon as Empress Wu said this, the eyes of all the ministers in the palace were all focused on Li Xian. Even though Li Xian was born with a calm personality, at this moment, he also felt that the pressure was coming, and he couldn't help being one of them. trembling……

(End of this chapter)