Chapter 112 Empress Wu's approach to the court (2)
Chapter 112 Empress Wu comes to court (Part 2)
Some people are born with the air of an emperor, and Empress Wu is obviously one of them. You can scold her for being dissolute and shameless, you can scold her for her beauty, you can scold her for being ambitious, but you can never deny the unique kind of personality she possesses.
The aura of domineering the world, aside from other things, the power of that aura alone was enough to intimidate the entire audience. Even the best officials at the level of Zaifu could not think of competing on the spot, facing the illustrious power of Empress Wu.
Wei, among the civil and military ministers in the palace, there were very few who could really maintain a normal heart, let alone attack Empress Wu's over-the-top behavior. Some of them just lowered their eyebrows and obeyed with humility.
"My beloved ministers, I have been entrusted by Your Majesty to preside over the affairs of the court. Dear ministers, if you have something to attend to, feel free to report it." Empress Wu looked around the ministers in the palace and saw that no one dared to look at her, so she was very satisfied.
The ministers showed their courtesy, and then they slightly opened their red lips and spoke in a calm tone. Their mature manners did not indicate that this was Empress Wu's first visit to the court. It was as if she had been an emperor for a long time.
"In order to report to the empress, I have this chapter here. Today, in Hao, Chen, Song, and Pu, the drought is beginning to show up. Urgent documents from the governors of the four states have arrived in the capital. I sincerely request the empress to exempt the four states from paying money and grain, and open warehouses to store grain.
To provide relief to the victims." As soon as Empress Wu finished speaking, Liu Yizhi, the newly-appointed minister (the fifth rank), had already stood up from the queue of courtiers and reported loudly.
"boom……"
As soon as Liu Yizhi read this book, all the ministers in the court immediately became commotion, because the imperial edict announced the day before only stated that this court meeting was a referendum on Xu Jingzong's impeachment of Liu Xiangdao, which no one expected.
The court meeting actually went off-key from the very beginning. The ministers were surprised and couldn't help but start talking among themselves privately.
"My dear friends, do you have any objections to this? If so, please stand up and elaborate. I am all ears!" Seeing the chaos in the hall, Empress Wu's face immediately sank, and she raised her hand to press it down, feeling cold.
He shouted and asked.
It has to be said that Empress Wu's aura is indeed strong. She just drank like this, and the chaotic discussions in the whole place suddenly stopped. All the courtiers were full of doubts, but no one dared to stand up.
As soon as he said "no", the hall became so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
"Your Majesty, I have learned from this that I think what Liu Gai said in the incident is very true. It is near midsummer, there is a severe drought, and the people are in dire straits. The situation is very pitiful, and we need first aid!" The courtiers had just calmed down, and Zhuo Lang (from the fifth rank)
) Zhou Simao had strode to the palace and loudly agreed with Liu Yi.
"Well, what you two beloved ministers have said is very true. The people are the foundation of the country. Since they are in trouble, they should be rescued. I think so." Empress Wu nodded to show her attitude, and then suddenly raised her voice and said: "
Yan Liben."
"The old minister is here."
When Empress Wu called her name, Yan Liben, although he was full of reluctance, could only stand up honestly and bowed to answer the order.
"I have decided to give relief to the people. Since you are the Minister of Household Affairs, I will leave this matter to you. Is there any difficulty?" Empress Wu looked at Yan Liben solemnly and said calmly.
asked.
"Old minister, I obey."
Yan Liben really wanted to refute it, but he didn't have a valid reason. After all, disaster relief was the responsibility of the Ministry of Household Affairs. He really had no excuse. No matter how unwilling he was, he could only bite the bullet and answer.
"Well, that's the best." Empress Wu seemed to smile happily, then turned her face slightly and looked at Prince Li Hong, who was sitting under the front balcony, and said in a very calm tone: "Does the Prince have anything to do with this matter?"
Any objection?"
Objection? Yes, not only did it exist, but it was even bigger. As the crown prince of the prison country, he could only watch Empress Wu sitting there, Li Hong's lungs were about to explode, and his face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.
, the problem is that this disaster relief is a measure that the imperial court should take, how could Li Hong say "no"? He had no choice but to stand up, bow to Empress Wu, and replied in a vague tone.
: "The Queen Mother is Holy Ming."
"Well, that's it. When the four states are in trouble, I really can't bear to sit back and relax. I should reduce my monthly salary by half to use it for disaster relief. This is how everyone in the harem will do it from me down." Empress Wu did not.
No matter how ugly the prince's face was, he nodded and made his own decision. Finally, he called his name and said: "Gao Hesheng, I will leave this matter to you. I will give you the money and materials collected."
It will be handed over to the Ministry of Household Affairs and distributed to the victims. Listen up, please be smart and don’t let the silverfish line your pockets. Otherwise, I’ll just ask you!”
"Yes, I will obey the Queen's decree."
Gao Hesheng was originally a close confidant of Empress Wu. When he saw that Empress Wu had handed over the power of supervising the Ministry of Household Affairs into his own hands, there was no reason why he was not happy with it, so he hurriedly agreed.
Gao Hesheng was proud, but Li Xian was so angry that his face was so gloomy that he could drip water. He glared at Gao Hesheng with an angry look, and the corner of his mouth twitched a few times, as if he was going to go crazy.
, but in the end, he still didn't have the courage, so he could only sit back in his original position dejectedly. Seeing this, the officials from the prince's line did not dare to stand up and refute at this time, and just looked at it helplessly.
After taking the martial arts, he handled the government affairs with great authority on the stage.
"As a memorial to the empress, I also have this chapter here."
The disaster relief work was over, but before the courtiers could recover, another North Gate bachelor came out of the queue and reported loudly. Everyone took a closer look and realized that the person who stood up was the Imperial Master Jianguo.
Dr. Zi (level five) Yuan Wanqing.
"Yuan Aiqing, if you have any questions, just play this chapter. I'm here to listen."
Empress Wu gently raised her hand to signal Yuan Wanqing to level up, nodded encouragingly and said.
"Wei Chen is reporting to your empress. Since I was assigned to compile the text for the imperial examination, I have been working hard on it. In less than half a month, more than half of it has been revised and the progress is very fast. However, Wei Chen has one problem. All the texts are from
It is true that he should be a saint, but in Weichen's opinion, contemporary texts are also indispensable. Weichen thinks that if the three volumes of "Chen Gui", "New Commandments of Bureaucracy" and "Le Shu" are incorporated into the imperial examination text, it can be
Taking both the past and the present into consideration is a great good deed, and I sincerely ask the empress to make a clear decision." Yuan Wanqing bowed and talked gurglingly, and in one fell swoop he targeted the imperial examination matters in charge of King Li Xian of Lu.
There was an uproar. As soon as Yuan Wanqing's words were finished, the courtiers all over the palace started talking loudly again. No one could have imagined that Empress Wu had just finished slapping the prince's family in the face, and in an instant she turned her gun and aimed at Li Xian. Could it be that it was...
Do you really plan to subdue all the powerful factions in the court in one fell swoop? Moreover, Yuan Wanqing had a big quarrel with Li Xian just last year, and now he is actually preparing to attack the Li Xian brothers again in court.
The drama was indeed exciting enough, and all the courtiers were shocked and surprised, and naturally they all started to make a commotion.
Angry, Li Xian was originally extremely dissatisfied with Empress Wu Si Chen, but when he saw that the target of the spear was pointed at him, he immediately became furious, snorted coldly with a dark face, and stood up with strode, He shouted loudly: "Mother, my sons and ministers are against it!"
As soon as they saw Li Xian standing up, the courtiers immediately fell silent. Their eyes were all focused on Empress Wu. They all wanted to see how Empress Wu would subdue Li Xian, who had always been a bit unruly. But many courtiers turned their attention to Li Xian, who stood calmly in the queue.
Uh-huh, what does this thief woman want to do? To settle the world once and for all? No, no matter how confident she is, there is no reason for her to have fun with the court just by relying on a group of extremely shameless North Gate bachelors? Just do it at all. No! Although Li Xian's face was as calm as usual, his heart was full of ups and downs. For a while, he couldn't understand the purpose of Empress Wu's move. He could only take the approach of waiting and watching. Furthermore, Li Xian had already stood up at this time, so Li Xianzi had no choice but to stabilize his position first, lest he be attacked by the Empress Wu without any preparation.
"Xian'er, if you have any objections? Well, just come and talk to me." Empress Wu was not angry because Li Xian jumped out to interrupt, and ignored the doubtful looks of the courtiers. She just raised her hand calmly. , said lightly.
"My mother clearly knows that the collected works of saints are small words of great righteousness, sacred principles respected by the world. Since ancient times, no one has been able to stand shoulder to shoulder with them. Compared with the ancient saints and sages, the so-called contemporary essays are no more powerful than the bright moon compared with the shining fire. Listing them will only make people laugh forever, and I really don’t dare to agree with such nonsense!” Li Xian’s personality has always been strong, and although he is afraid of Empress Wu, he is by no means as weak as the prince, and he will be killed without any courtesy. Yuan Wanqing's remonstrance was refuted in a bloody manner, without caring about Empress Wu's face. As soon as he said this, the whole court was once again in an uproar.
"Empress, I think what His Highness Prince Lu said is true!"
"The Queen has learned clearly that Yuan Wanqing's nonsense is rude and insults the way of a saint. This crime cannot be forgiven!"
"Yes, I also think that Yuan Wanqing's arrogance and rudeness are not a small crime!"
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Li Xian was about to come out, and his officials such as Lin Qi and Yang Wu did not dare to neglect, and came out one after another to reprimand Yuan Wanqing. In the end, many bold courtiers also stood up and waved flags and shouted, The hall was immediately filled with voices denouncing Yuan Wanqing. The force was so huge that it was no small matter. However, what puzzled the courtiers was that Li Xian, who had always supported Li Xian, did not make any move this time and remained steady. Standing in the queue.
"Yes." Empress Wu silently listened to the rebuttals of the courtiers, her face extremely dull. It was not until the courtiers had made enough noise that Empress Wu raised her hand in vain and said softly to stop the courtiers. At the last sound, he did not rush to express his position, but looked around the ministers in the palace. Finally, his eyes fell on Li Xian, smiled slightly, and said kindly: "Xian'er, you have always had your own opinion. , also has considerable 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 suddenly focused on Li Xian. Even though Li Xian was calm by nature, at this time, he also felt that the pressure was coming, and he couldn't help but feel nervous. trembling……