Li Zhi didn't even look at it. He released his right hand, and an arrow with a hook shot out.
Waves of whistling sounds sent chills down one's spine.
After all, the sound of an arrow shot from a five-picul bow was much louder than that of a two-picul bow.
Zhou Xing was so frightened that his shoulders shrank and he curled up into a ball, blocking the roe deer in front of him.
"Pfft ~"
A dull thud was heard. It was as if it had directly stabbed the roe deer's abdomen.
The roe deer screamed and died very quickly.
The arrow didn't hit Zhou Xing, but the roe deer.
The Eighth Empress and the lackeys finally felt relieved.
Fortunately, it hit the roe deer.
Otherwise, if what Li Zhi had said was true, Zhou Xing would not be able to carry out his duties as the Head of the Court of Judicial Review for quite some time.
"Hu ~" The lackeys and ministers heaved a sigh of relief.
Di Renjie, Lou Shide, and the other ministers sighed, wishing they could let this arrow hit Zhou Xing in the face.
The soldiers on the other side cheered.
Li Zhi's followers also cheered.
However, the people from the Eight Queens were exceptionally calm and did not make any movements.
This cheer was much quieter than the cheers of the eighth queen.
At this moment, two lieutenants walked over and prepared to help Zhou Xing up before presenting the prey to Li Zhicheng.
The two of them approached Zhou Xing and said,"Lord Zhou, please stand up. I've finished shooting.”
Zhou Xing's forehead was covered in sweat, and he was tongue-tied.
The two lieutenants sensed that something was wrong and quickly asked,""Lord Zhou, are you alright?"
Zhou Xing opened his mouth, but no sound came out.
The two lieutenants wanted to help Zhou Xing up, but Zhou Xing suddenly screamed.
The two of them were shocked to discover that the arrow that had pierced through the roe deer had also pierced deep into Zhou Xing's abdomen.
At this moment, Zhou Xing's abdomen was bleeding profusely, as if he couldn't stop it.
The two lieutenants immediately panicked.
He hurriedly ran over to report to Li Zhi and the eight Empresses.
After listening to the lieutenant's report, the eight Empresses were dumbfounded and could not believe this result.
The ministers were also extremely shocked.
He looked at Li Zhi with his mouth agape. He did not understand how much power was hidden in Li Zhi's thin body.
Not only could he fire a five-picul bow, but he could also kill two birds with one arrow, stabbing Zhou Xing.
Everyone rode their horses over. When they saw the pitiful Zhou Xing, Li Zhi immediately said,"Lord Zhou, this was an unintentional mistake. Please don't hold a grudge against Zhen Sheng.”
The eighth queen rolled her eyes. She thought to herself,'You knew that he would be injured before you drew the bow. It was clearly premeditated. Now, you're still saying such sarcastic words.'
The ministers were also extremely depressed, but they were even more afraid of Li Zhi.
After all, if Li Zhi did this again one day, who knew which lord would suffer again.
As officials, how could they dare to blame the Emperor? They could only silently accept this outcome.
Although Zhou Xing hated Li Zhi greatly, how could he dare to say a single disrespectful word?
He could only say," Your Majesty's archery skills are superb and beyond my expectations. I was too arrogant and that's why this disaster happened. It's not your fault."”
In fact, Zhou Xing had long cursed in his heart.
However, Li Zhi's archery skills had truly shocked him.
It had pierced through the flesh and bones of this thick-skinned roe deer and even stabbed more than an inch deep into his abdomen. It was simply incomparably ferocious.
Li Zhi looked at the ministers with a smile that was not a smile and said,"Does everyone believe Zhen's words now? Zhou Xing is ill, but the Supreme Court cannot be without a master for a day. I order Yan Song to immediately enter the Supreme Court and take charge of everything.”
The ministers were silent, and no one dared to refute. After all, the other party's skills were superior, and they had no choice but to submit.
Such a method was too intimidating.
Wu Zetian and the other empresses bit their red lips, resisting in their hearts.
Wu Zetian gritted her teeth and coldly said,"Your Majesty, although Lord Zhou has suffered this calamity, his life is not in danger. When he recovers in the future, he will still be able to take charge of the Court of Judicial Review. I hope Your Majesty will retain Zhou Xing and let Yan Song temporarily take over this position.”
The other empresses who supported Wu Zetian also spoke separately.
Li Zhi did not want the conflict to escalate too much for the time being. Moreover, as long as Yan Song was in charge of the Supreme Court, everything would be easy to handle.
There were many ways to make Zhou Xing unable to perform his duties, so there was no need to rush.
Therefore, he said," Since you ladies are worried about the country, I won't give you face. Let Yan Song temporarily take over as the Supreme Court Minister. Once Zhou Xing recovers, he will still preside over the Supreme Court."”
Wu Zetian and the other empresses heaved a sigh of relief and smiled faintly."Then ChenQie will thank Your Majesty on behalf of Zhou Xing.”
This made Li Zhi feel like he was the master of the world. He had to make his own decisions. He enjoyed this feeling of control very much.
After that, everyone continued their hunting activities and only returned to the palace in the evening.
This day was very important to Li Zhi. It could be said that it was the first day of his official war against the eight Empresses, and he had achieved a complete victory.
On the same day, Li Zhi asked Yan Song and Yang Ye to go to their respective departments to carry out their duties.
The two of them went to their respective departments. If anything happened, these two departments would not be able to escape responsibility.
Once he moved into the inn, if anything happened, Li Zhi could only swallow this bitter fruit.
Therefore, sometimes, the most dangerous place was actually the safest place.
Even though the Supreme Court and the Imperial Guards had a large number of the Eight Queens 'minions, they were unable to make a move against Yan Song and Yang Ye in these two departments.
As a eunuch, after Wei Zhongxian changed his clothes, he immediately went to Li Zhi's side and became Li Zhi's personal eunuch.
Dian Wei and Fan Kuai followed Yang Ye to the Guards Army Conference.
At night, lying on the dragon bed, Li Zhi felt that everything that happened during the day was like a dream.
The night was silent.
The next day, Li Zhi woke up very early. After washing up, he rushed to Taiji Palace for morning court.
On this day, the atmosphere in the imperial court underwent a subtle change.
Many lackeys and ministers looked at Li Zhi with a somewhat timid gaze.
The eight Empresses arrived at the same time and sat down behind Li Zhi.
As soon as the eight of them took their seats, Li Zhi felt eight streams of cold air shoot down from his back, as if eight long swords were pressed against his back.
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