On a new day, the Queen Mother continued to handle government affairs as always.

Suddenly, she picked out several memorials separately and said to Tian Dan in front of her: "Look at what happened to these people? Have you never reviewed these memorials?"

The territory and population of Zhao State were not small among the seven heroes of the Warring States Period. There were many government affairs every day. Therefore, after the memorial was uploaded, it was often reviewed by Tian Dan, and the more important memorials were submitted to the Empress Dowager's side.

Tian Dan took one of the memorials and read it. The above accused Xiangbang of Tian Dan of revenge on Li Jian because of political grudges and misled the king and the queen mother to marry the seventh princess to Li Jian, regardless of the fact that Li Jian and the Lin daughter were in love.

Although the other memorials use different words, their tones are similar, and they are all aimed at Tian Dan and protect Li Jian.

Tian Dan's face did not change his expression and said, "If you reply to the Queen Mother, the old minister has certainly reviewed these memorials. However, the content of the memorial involves the old minister, and the empress dowager must make a decision."

The empress dowager sneered and said, "If the old woman remembers correctly, these memorials are Li Jian's brother-in-law and Li's in-laws, right? As expected, Li Jian still needs to be hard-worked before he can leave it to the king with confidence."

Tian Shan said: "To be honest, there are actually other doctors who have submitted memorials to Li Jian. However, those memorials did not involve old ministers. In order to disturb the queen mother, all the old ministers were filtered out."

"What?" The Empress Dowager's face changed slightly: "Where did Li Jian get these connections?"

Tian Dan said: "Li Jian was the chief of the Langzhongwei, and his subordinates were all direct descendants of various major families, including many nobles and sons of officials."

The Queen Mother snorted and said, "Then no one is willing to meet him, right?"

Tian Dan said: "Your position is high and powerful, and you can better understand the Queen Mother's thoughts, so you naturally dare not speak without authorization. However, the doctors are either low and low, or are far away from the center, so they naturally do not know the Queen Mother and the King's thoughts. It is understandable to persuade Li Jian."

The empress dowager frowned for a long time, and suddenly became impatient and pushed all the memorials down on the table.

"Take it all away! Go and call Li Jian over."

King Zhao walked lightly along the corridor of the Zhao State Palace and headed towards the Congtai Main Hall not far away.

The commander of the guard Li Jian followed closely behind with a calm expression.

King Zhao suddenly turned around and smiled, "Li Jian, have you figured it out?"

Li Jian nodded and said, "Think it clearly."

King Zhao smiled and said, "That's good."

Li Jian didn't speak.

King Zhao thought this was Li Jian's stubbornness and said patiently: "Actually, I don't want to force you, but my mother's decision has been made, and I have no choice."

"I understand the temperament of the seventh sister. If she doesn't keep her wife's word in the future, she will report it to you, and I will make the decision for you."

While talking, Congtai Hall had arrived.

The doorman said, "Dutong Li, go in with His Majesty."

King Zhao and Li Jian were stunned at the same time.

The Empress Dowager sat at the top of the palace. Looking up from Li Jian's perspective, the middle-aged lady looked like a tall goddess, with a sense of visual oppression.

The Empress Dowager said slowly: "Li Jian."

Li Jiandao: "I am here."

The Empress Dowager said: "Your mourning period has passed, so you should be a family. The old woman gave you Princess Zhao Qi to marry you today. Are you willing?"

Li Jiandao: "I refuse."

This sentence made the entire hall quiet suddenly, but it threw an amazing rock into everyone's heart lake.

The Queen Mother said coldly: "What did you say?"

Li Jian's pronunciation was very clear, and he repeated it word by word: "My minister, refuse, refuse."

The Empress Dowager narrowed her phoenix eyes and looked at Li Jian.

At this moment, apart from anger, she felt more confused.

"You actually reject the old woman's kindness?"

Li Jian bowed slightly: "Although the minister is the minister of the king, he is not the slave of the king. The king's order is not in line with the minister's heart, so why can't the minister refuse?"

The Empress Dowager's face turned completely cold: "Come on, take down this disobedience thief!"

Several men walked into the hall and looked at Li Jian with a hesitation.

Li Jian smiled: "Didn't you hear the order of the Queen Mother?"

The leader of the Lang Guan gritted his teeth: "Tong Li, offended him."

Several people immediately stepped forward and took Li Jian.

Looking at this scene, the Empress Dowager's face became colder.

King Zhao began to feel a little uneasy and hurriedly said, "My mother, don't be angry, Li Jian is just a moment of confusion. Li Jian, please admit your mistake to the Queen mother, right away!"

Li Jian looked at King Zhao and said, "If the king thinks that my ministers are indeed useful to Zhao State, why not help me persuade the queen mother and ask the queen mother to take back her life?"

King Zhao widened his eyes and couldn't speak for a moment.

This young King Zhao never did anything to disobey the Queen Mother since he was 18 years old.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but sneer: "Are you teaching the king to do things?"

Li Jian said: "I am doing what I think is right."

The Queen Mother said coldly: "Why do you think the right thing must be correct?"

Li Jian said: "Because this is my marriage, and it is my wife I have married home, so it is up to me to decide."

The Queen Mother said: "Marriage is the words of the matchmaker by her parents' orders!"

Li Jian said: "My father has passed away, and my mother has agreed to choose the daughter of Lin as my wife, and General Lian Po is a matchmaker for me. What's wrong with me?"

The Queen Mother said, "I am the king and the father, how can I decide on your marriage?"

Li Jian smiled and said, "Confucius said: The king, the king, the minister, the father, the son, the son. The king should be the king, and the father should be the father. If the king is not the king, the minister will be the minister."

The empress dowager changed her color and slapped the table: "You are so brave. If you dare to say that the old woman is not, you are not afraid that the old woman will order you, a disobedient minister, will behead you!"

Li Jian looked directly at the Empress Dowager and said, "I am the minister of the King. If the King kills me, I will die happily. If the Queen Mother kills me..."

The Queen Mother sneered: "How are you going?"

Li Jian turned to look at King Zhao and said sincerely: "King, save me."

...

The corners of King Zhao's mouth suddenly tilted slightly, but it immediately returned to normal.

The Queen Mother sneered: "Do you think this will help you escape the crime?"

Li Jian was a little confused: "I am not guilty, why should I escape?"

The Queen Mother said, "You are innocent, why did I kill you?"

Li Jian said: "It's just because I want to marry my favorite person."

The Queen Mother laughed in anger: "So it's mine?"

Li Jian said: "If the Empress Dowager can look directly at her own faults, it will be a blessing for Da Zhao."

The empress dowager was about to say something, but suddenly bent down, grabbed the handkerchief on the table and covered her mouth, and coughed violently.

This time the cough lasted for a very long time.

King Zhao couldn't help but feel a little worried and said, "My mother?"

After a moment, the Queen Mother looked up and her voice returned to calm: "The old woman has nothing to do."

Li Jian looked at the empress dowager and watched her quietly stuff the handkerchief covering her mouth into her cuffs, so that no one else could see anything on the handkerchief.

Tian Dan, who had been watching silently, showed surprise and suspicion after seeing this scene, turned his head and looked at Li Jian deeply.

Li Jian noticed this look and also looked back at Tian Dan.

The queen mother's eyes fell on Li Jian again, with a cold and cold light in her phoenix eyes.

"Li Jian, you have repeatedly disobeyed. This is what you asked for, so I must not blame you."

“From today,…”

At this moment, King Zhao suddenly spoke.
Chapter completed!