Chapter 336: The dry rice system with the pro-princess (15)
All the ministers looked at Ding Yun sitting on the dragon chair with his eyes open and telling lies. They really dared to be angry but dare not speak.
Your Majesty, oh no, he is the late emperor now.
He didn't have a chance to speak at all.
Why did you ask Mo to appoint her as the crown princess?
"Okay, that's it for today. Go ahead and do whatever you need to do. Don't think about leaving or resigning. If I want to kill you, I don't need to meet face to face.
Don't forget after I left the palace at the beginning of the year.
Two major events happened in the palace!
Retreat!"
Ding Yun knew that they might not be able to compromise now because they were unprepared or hadn't thought of a way to deal with it. Although she wasn't afraid that they would cause trouble in the future, in order to minimize the trouble, she still decided to do it a little bit. He revealed some of his connections with the lightning strike of Qianqing Palace and the collapse of Lengning Palace.
Then he simply and neatly said to withdraw from the court.
Turned around and left Qianqing Palace.
And it wasn't until Ding Yun left, even gone far away, that the ministers present finally heaved a sigh of relief.
And they all discussed what to do?
"What did she mean when she just said that?"
"What major events happened in the palace at the beginning of the year? Aren't there only two major events? One was that the Qianqing Palace was suddenly struck by lightning, and His Majesty had several ribs broken, and the Condensation Palace collapsed, and his whereabouts are still unknown after it was abandoned?
Could it be that she means that these two things have something to do with her, or that she did it?"
"I'm afraid that's really the case. There are so many coincidences in this world. As soon as she left the capital, Qianqing Palace was struck by lightning and Leng Ning Palace collapsed."
"Have you forgotten what happened just now?
His Majesty just said a few words to her and then suddenly died of old age. If she really had the ability to follow her words, it would not be impossible to cause the Condensation Palace to collapse and the Qianqing Palace to be struck by lightning.
Her meaning is already very obvious, that is, she wants us to be obedient and listen to her. Otherwise, even if we can escape from Zhao State, she can easily curse us to death with just a touch of her upper and lower lips and a few words! "
"Oh my God, how could such a terrifying poisonous woman exist in the world? How could she be like this? How could she be like this?"
"If that's the case, we can't even resign and retire. She won't let us go, but she wants us to obey a woman's orders and do things for her.
How can you face your ancestors after you die?
Facing the late emperor and others?"
"There are always people who are afraid of death in this world, and there are always people who are willing to listen to her orders. I'm afraid that even if we are willing to die rather than surrender, our deaths will be in vain, and our families may not be harmed.
Otherwise, let’s try to compromise for now.
A real man can bend and stretch..."
"Yes, no matter what, she is still of the royal family of the Zhao Kingdom. It can't be regarded as annihilation of the country. We don't need to die for the country. And if she becomes the emperor, I think other surrounding countries will have to conquer the country in the next few decades. No one dares to invade our Zhao country anymore.
This is probably a good thing for the people."
"But she is too unruly and shameless. She is even more shameless and shameless than a bandit. Not to mention the unspoken rules in private, she just doesn't even abide by the laws we have made. !
Kill whoever you want to kill, and destroy whoever you want to destroy.
How will we live our lives in the future?
Are you afraid of carrying your head to court every day?"
As the discussion deepened, some officials soon began to tactfully explain the benefits of not resisting and compromising in the direction of justice and serving the country and the people, so that they would appear less cowardly and have a better reputation in the future.
But some officials still find it difficult to accept.
The unspoken rules that officials should not be punished and nobles should not be punished did not exist in the eyes of Princess Anping, which made them unscrupulous in breaking the law in the future.
If this continues, they may not have the freedom that ordinary people have when they become officials in the future.
As someone mentioned this.
Many officials at the scene hesitated immediately.
Seeing this, Zhu Shilang, who had spoken earlier, quickly struck while the iron was hot and continued: "This is not the worst case scenario.
You must know that when the Qi family was defeated in the army, and even when the Qi family was later exiled, there were very few of us who didn't add insult to injury, let alone help and plead for mercy.
Everyone thinks that after Princess Anping investigates clearly.
Will you let us go?
What she is doing now is just worried that if we all disobey her and leave the capital, she will have no one available to her. No matter how much she says she is the emperor and there are no officials to convey it to her, she will be just a puppet.
Once she ascends the throne and secures the throne.
I’m afraid we will be the first to clean up.”
"In my opinion, she is most likely just intimidating us. Her ability is the so-called ability to speak as she pleases. If she can use it as many times as she wants, there is no need to go to such trouble now!
As long as we don't listen to her and run away.
What's the use of an empty court? When the time comes, we will no longer support the local vassal king as emperor."
As soon as he said this, some officials who were really weak-minded began to think about it, but those who had a clearer mind basically rolled their eyes and didn't bother to refute.
Finally, the fifth-grade official whispered:
"It's useless even if we appoint hundreds of vassal princes as emperors. As long as Princess Anping wants to, she can kill the newly appointed emperor at any time. Even if she really just threatens us, there is no way to say two things thousands of miles away.
If one sentence can kill us, then we will never be able to serve as officials again.
If the talent is not in the court, it will not be used by her.
You may even need to remain anonymous or travel abroad.
Considering her age and body, I'm afraid we won't be able to make it through even if we die, and we can only wait for her to pass away first.
If she lives long and one or two generations of our descendants are not used by her, then we will not have our status in the court official system. I am afraid that even our family will have to be excluded from the court.
"
"Indeed, Mr. Zhu, you are too naive.
Do you think that if we all leave, this Princess Anping will not be able to find anyone to work for her? Some scholars who have failed to pass the exam for a long time can defect to the bandits or even to other countries. As long as Princess Anping extends an olive branch, most of them will
I am absolutely willing to lower my head and work for her.
Besides, she may not need to extend an olive branch to those talented people. They have won the election in the capital and even across the country, but they are not qualified. There are many candidates who have no money and connections to choose officials. Do you think they will be unwilling to become officials?"
Those officials who themselves were innocent and did not intervene in Zhen Guogong's case may have done so because they knew that as long as they were obedient, they would be less likely to be angered.
So now my mind is clearer:
"Everyone, you must think clearly. It is easy for us to escape with our titles, but once we escape, it will be difficult to come back, let alone gain an official position.
Anyway, I wasn't involved in that incident in the first place.
Princess Anping's surname is also Zhao, and she is a member of the Zhao family. She is loyal to no one and is not loyal to anyone. I will take my leave now!"
Before the official who said this had time to leave, Prime Minister Zuo and other officials who framed the Duke of Zhen, who were standing not far away from him, were all hit in the head by golden beans and died. At the same time, there was also a
The voice came:
"I almost forgot, there is still some revenge left.
All the people I want to kill have been killed now. You will seize the time to find evidence of the crime. If you find it, tell the world immediately. Don't wait for me to come here to inquire again.
Chapter completed!