In the court.
On the Empress's beautiful face, her willow-like eyebrows were naturally raised. Her cold eyes were sizing up Mu Yu, who was being forced to kneel below.
It was fine if this treacherous minister was rebellious, but now he had already given up. He didn't listen to him when he was asked to kneel just now, and was forced to kneel by force in the end.
"In my entire life, I have never knelt before an incompetent ruler.”The treacherous minister was being held captive. He said coldly,"Even if it's coercion, I'll treat it as if the people kneeling are the people."”
There was a brief silence in the imperial court.
"Your Majesty, this subordinate has committed a crime and offended the heavens. He will be executed by the Meridian Gate.”One by one, the officials began to speak, especially the civil and military officials. They were afraid that if they didn't speak, the empress would put them on the list.
The empress didn't listen.
He didn't say anything.
No one knew what she was thinking.
The empress was obsessed with cultivation and was extremely muddle-headed.
However, she was not fatuous. On the contrary, she had the talent to govern the world. A woman could suppress the Wei Pavilion, the two statecraft talents, and countless talents in the imperial court. She could maintain the power of the imperial court and the stability of her throne even after cultivating for many years. The art of the emperor was unfathomable. No one knew what she was thinking. It was unfathomable.
At this moment, Wei Ge, Wang Shoufu, an old man, and a middle-aged man did not know what she was thinking.
Was it a sudden awakening?
Or was he obsessed?
"I won't kill you." Finally, the empress spoke.
The officials were stunned.
Mu Yu was also stunned for a moment, then he sneered,""You fatuous ruler, are you afraid that killing me will solidify your reputation as a fatuous ruler? It doesn't matter. As long as you don't repent and continue to cultivate, the reputation of being a fatuous ruler won't run away. It won't run away even if it goes down in history. Whether you kill me or not won't affect the overall situation.”
"You rebellious subject, don't spout nonsense.”All the officials in the imperial court hurriedly berated him and cursed at him at once. They said things like quickly beheading this official at the Meridian Gate and pulling out his tongue. They were impatient. The faces of all the officials in the imperial court turned pale, and their anger increased.
Of course, no one knew whether they were faking it or not. It was just that everyone knew in their hearts that all the officials had long had thoughts about the Emperor cultivating Dao instead of managing the world. It was just that the Emperor's political skills were unfathomable, and the officials did not dare to show it at all.
In the imperial court, on the throne.
A trace of anger and killing intent flashed across the empress's beautiful eyes.
Although she knew that what she had done was unreasonable, she couldn't stand it when this disobedience was said in front of her. It was really unpleasant to call her an incompetent ruler. She didn't give any face to the emperor. Even if she was the emperor and didn't care about the world, she still cherished her reputation. Who would have thought that after she died, she would become an incompetent ruler and be cursed by future generations?
"If you don't shut up, I'll get someone to pull out your tongue.”the empress said coldly.
"Do you think I want to go back alive?”"If you want to pull it out, then pull it out. If you blink, I'll lose."”
" Alright…" Under the empress's dragon robe, her upright chest heaved up and down twice."Zhen will satisfy you now. Men, torture him.。”
Immediately, an official from the Ministry of Justice sent a message. Soon, someone came up with torture tools to pull out Mu Yu's tongue.
However, just as he was about to be tortured, the empress suddenly spoke again,"Alright."
The people from the Ministry of Justice were confused and temporarily stopped the execution.
Chief Wang, Wei Ge, and all the officials in the court were watching.
He didn't dare to plead for mercy.
Pleading for mercy meant that she agreed with Mu Yu's point of view. When the time came, there would really be a roll of heads. There were some things that everyone knew in their hearts and could not be said out loud.
Didn't the emperor know that cultivation would harm the country and the world?
He knew, but she didn't change. How could persuasion work?
It was useless to persuade him with death.
"You used your death to remonstrate. As a scholar, you worry about the world. You can be considered a good official who cares about the people.”The empress glared at Mu Yu coldly and suppressed the anger in her eyes."I will give you a chance to make up for your mistakes. You will lead a team to the northwest to relieve the disaster. If you don't handle it well, you can go to the Ministry of Justice to confess your punishment. First, you will pull out your tongue and then you will be executed. No matter the outcome, I will not implicate your family and your nine families.”
"Hurry up and thank the heavens." The general at the side hurriedly said to Mu Yu.
Mu Yu frowned and looked straight at the fatuous empress. Finally, he let out a long sigh."Your Majesty is not hopeless. As long as you stop cultivating, with Your Majesty's imperial skills and the assistance of the Duke of Wei, you have a chance to get rid of the title of a fatuous ruler.”
He called her a fatuous ruler again!
A fatuous ruler at every turn!
The empress's chest heaved up and down again. She then calmly said,"You should plan well for the northwest. After you succeed, come and persuade me. Detain me and give me twenty strokes before letting the scholar go to the northwest.”
"Yes, Your Majesty." A few generals escorted Mu Yu away.
" Your Majesty…" The empress's relenting also gave Wei Ge and the other important officials hope."There's nothing wrong with cultivating, but it's best to have a limit.”
"I have my own plans.”The empress spoke calmly and stopped this topic. Seeing this, all the ministers knew that the empress still wanted to continue cultivating.
Once, she was also a wise and peerless empress. Unfortunately, she was later bewitched by a female Daoist and embarked on the path of cultivation. Once she stepped on it, she never repented.
Wei Ge lowered his head and didn't say anything else. No one knew what he was thinking…
"If there's anything, Qin. If there's nothing, retreat." After a while, when no one spoke, the eunuch beside the empress spoke in a sharp voice.
……
In the Imperial Court.
Six Fan School.
As soon as Governor Yang left the court, he immediately rushed to the headquarters of Six Fan School, which was notorious and feared by the court officials.
There, he saw Wei Ge, who had retired from court.
Wei Ge, who was dressed in purple and had an abyss-like gaze, sat in the study of the headquarters of Six Fan School. He brewed a cup of tea in front of him, emitting a faint fragrance.
After Governor Yang arrived, the Heavenly Constable of Six Fan School, who was guarding beside him, made another cup and placed it in front of Governor Yang.
"Lord Wei, I came here to ask for your help.”Governor Yang said.
"I'm afraid that no one in the world can help you with this.”Wei Ge said," Lord Yang, just do your best. I have prepared 100,000 taels of silver. When you return to the northwest, come to Six Fan School and take it back with you."”
"I thank Lord Wei on behalf of the people in the northwest.”Governor Yang's face turned pale and he left in a hurry. He did not come for money. Wei Ge was very intelligent and had the ability to protect the country, but he could only give him a little silver. This meant that he was at his wit's end.
"Lord Yang is going to find Chief Wang?" Wei Ge called out to him.”
" Yes..." Although he knew that Chief Wang and Wei Ge were like fire and water, and were two opposing giants created by the emperor's power, he still admitted it.
"Go ahead." Wei Ge said.
Chief Wang?
What could he do?
He could only sit back and watch the calamity in the northwest.
Chief Assistant Mansion.
Governor Yang came here again and was also received. However, in the end, he only received 70,000 taels of silver.
Coming out of the Chief Assistant Manor, Governor Yang looked desperate. He sighed to his retinue,"The two lords are both extraordinary talents and have the ability to govern the world. If they can't do anything, I'm afraid that no one in the world can.”
"My Lord, I'm sorry for your loss." After getting on the carriage, the advisor whispered,""The current Emperor is focused on cultivation and neglects state affairs. He even took the initiative to provoke officials to fight for power. The first thing that everyone in the court thinks about is the struggle in the court. They first want to protect themselves and are powerless against the situation in the world. Now that the situation in the country is like this, no matter how talented you are, you are powerless! With the current situation, he could only hope that Lord Mu's words today would wake the Emperor up.”
"Don't say such words." After Governor Yang finished speaking, he said,"We will first visit Lord Mu, then visit the other officials one by one. We will ask for as much silver as we can."”
Governor Yang planned to stay in the capital for a few days.
Not long after he left Six Fan School.
There was a small riot in the capital, and the evidence of many officials 'corruption was exposed. All their wealth was confiscated and sent to the Six Fan School. It was exactly 100,000 taels.
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