Listening to politics behind a curtain?Kill the Queen Mother at the beginning!

Chapter 4 Good Empress Dowager!

"Foreign minister, I have met His Majesty!"

"This is the statute of the peace talks. Please read it over, Your Majesty!"

After the envoy saluted, he stepped forward holding the letter of credence, and an eunuch took it over, and went forward to hand it over to the emperor.

"Let's go, read it and listen to you."

Zhu Ming waved his hand.

"After this battle, at the end of each year, I will give you 140 million taels of silver and 20 horses...to pay for the cost of this battle."

Thinking up to this point, although everyone was already prepared in their hearts, they still didn't expect that these foreign barbarians would be so dark-hearted and wanted to directly tear off a large piece of meat.

"Your Majesty, this..."

The eunuch felt inexplicably hot while holding the letter of credence. Looking at the rest of the words, his body couldn't help trembling slightly, not knowing what to do.

"continue!"

Zhu Ming trembled after taking a deep breath.

"Ceded the three counties of Shanggu, Yuyang, and Yanmen to the cavalry and herding horses...to compensate for the loss of this battle."

"hiss……"

There was a sound of gasping among the ministers.

"In addition, my crown prince of Yan Kingdom has always admired the appearance of Princess Changning of Li Kingdom, and hopes...to marry Yongan..."

After the eunuch finished reading the last paragraph tremblingly, his back was already wet with cold sweat.

The huge court hall is even more audible,
Luo Conge looked up, and saw that the bookish young man in the past was also rarely angry, his fists were clenched, and there were faint veins on his forehead, he was about to speak, but when his eyes swept across the bead curtain, he was slumped loosened his fist.

Only the woman in the whole hall breathed a sigh of relief.

"If you heard me right, the letter of credence said that I should leave the imperial court, cede land, pay compensation, and get married?"

Luo Porridge met Zhu Ming's eyes, and saw a strong reluctance from it, without hesitation, he went straight to the envoy and asked every word.

"This is the meaning of my sage."

"It's also the meaning of hundreds of thousands of sons in my country of Yan."

The envoy looked at the young man who was walking forward and raised his head.

"If not allowed..."

The envoy looked in the direction of the border and paused, then suddenly waved his sleeves down, the meaning of which was self-evident.

"The wolf's ambition is clearly revealed!"

"You barbarians are really deceiving people too much!"

"If such a clause is complied with, how can we have the face to meet our ancestors, and what qualifications do we have to admonish future generations..." Several old ministers looked up to the sky and sighed.

Such an overbearing attitude has attracted endless criticism from the court. No matter how weak the court officials are, they still need some face in the end.

"My lords, stay calm and don't be impatient."

"Everyone knows, how many days does it take to get here from Yuyang County?"

The envoys were not panicked when they saw this,

He just turned around and pointed at Beidi Lang Sheng and asked.

"Right now, more than [-] of my cavalry are gathered in Yuyang. If we break through the pass, we will be able to kill the city of Shangjing in less than half a month with our troops!"

"My lords, you have to try this iron horse, don't you hurry up?"

After the words fell, the silence in the hall was as chilling as cicadas.

Because after careful consideration, the envoy's arrogant words were somewhat likely to be true.

The eyes of the officials subconsciously avoided the lonely figure on the throne, and fell on the woman behind the bead curtain.

"Empress Dowager, you need to know that whether it's cession of land, compensation or marriage, there is still room for maneuver..."

"But it's really time for the iron cavalry to enter the customs. I don't know who will belong to these thousands of miles of rivers and mountains?"

"Also please empress, the foundation is the most important thing!"

The envoy is not hiding,

Shouted directly to the woman behind the bead curtain!
"Aijia... sure!"

The woman who was still a little hesitant, after hearing this, seemed to have touched something, and suddenly got up and opened the bead curtain and said decisively.

"Queen, think twice!"

"Think twice, Empress Dowager!"

At this moment, even the few ministers who advocated for peace knelt down and cried bitterly. No one wants to be stigmatized for thousands of years and be scolded by future generations until the soldiers come to the city and it is a last resort.

"Didn't you hear what Aijia said?"

"The Ai family said, yes!"

The woman dragged her luxurious dress and walked to the throne, looking down at the crowd from above.

At this moment, the so-called etiquette of monarchs and ministers, loyalty, filial piety and righteousness were trampled to pieces by the woman's light words.

"What face will I have to see my father again after my death?"

Zhu Ming looked at the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and the woman standing in front of him and laughed at himself.

"Will I still be able to be Dali's family in the future..."

There is an indescribable loneliness and sadness in the tone.

"Naturally deserve it!"

Luo Porridge walked out from the group of officials who were kneeling and wailing, and stepped onto the steps step by step.

"Before His Majesty agreed, you kowtowed to a woman and begged endlessly. Have your bones been eaten by dogs?"

Luo Porridge looked at the black head below and smiled contemptuously. His tone was not high but could be heard in everyone's ears, but it made people's hearts tremble inexplicably.

"What qualifications does a town governor from the fourth rank have to discuss government affairs?" The woman looked at the young man on the steps and said coldly.

"According to the Law of Great Liberation, ministers are naturally qualified to discuss government affairs. I'm afraid that the empress has forgotten the ancestral precepts..."

"According to the last emperor's edict, now that the Holy Majesty has reached the age of the crown, the empress should return the power to Your Majesty, right?"

"You must know that Jiangshan's surname is Zhu!"

Luo Porridge said calmly to the gloomy woman, these words also spoke to everyone's heart.

The imperial court has supported scholars for 20 years. Although not every literati has a strong character, the old Zhu's family still has some weight in their hearts.

"Huanger, tell me, what the Ai family has done these years, which one is not for the old Zhu's family, for this great distance?"

The woman could hold her breath, knowing the crux of the matter, she turned her head to look at the man on the dragon chair, but Zhu Ming, who had always been obedient, fell silent.

"Oh, for the sake of leaving the country?"

"The empress Kechenguan means..."

Luo Congee knew that the opportunity must be lost and continued.

"Thousands of miles of rivers and mountains, I would rather give them to Fanbang than to slaves!"

Luo Porridge spoke loudly, and while speaking, he inexplicably remembered the queen mother in his previous life, and the two were so similar.

Hearing this all of a sudden, all the court officials looked at each other in blank dismay, and even the important officials who had always been loyal to the Queen Mother became more subtle, with a hint of shame and anger in their eyes.

"You yellow-mouthed child... how dare you shame and mourn your family?" Hearing these slanderous words, the woman couldn't hold back no matter how good her skills are at nourishing her qi, she raised her hand and waved Luo Congee's face go.

"Snapped……"

There was no expected slap sound,

On the contrary, the wrist was firmly held by the young man.

"Today, the empress is majestic. With the land of Dali, the blood of the heavenly family, and the corn of the people, ask for the power of that person!"

Luo Conge pressed on step by step against everyone's horrified eyes,

"How is this move different from betraying the country?"

As Luo Porridge spoke, his right hand was already on the handle of the knife.

"Thief, what do you want?"

"Could it be possible to rebel?"

"Forbidden Army, where are you?"

The Empress Dowager looked at the young man who was approaching every step of the way, with a rare flash of fear in her eyes.

Hearing the movement from the main hall, hundreds of imperial guards on duty rushed in through the gate very quickly.

"To Aijia, take it!"

"promise!"

The crowd suddenly agreed, and surrounded the two people on the high platform, the cold swords shaking people's eyes painfully.

"Don't rush forward, for fear of hurting the body of the empress!"

However, the person at the head shouted loudly, and did not go any further, and faintly blocked the colleagues behind him.

"Luo Congee, don't hesitate to step back!"

Zhu Ming was shocked and angry when he saw Luo Porridge who was doing such a rebellious act. He had already complied last night, so why is he so reckless now?

"Your Majesty, I don't want to retire..."

Luo Congee did not retreat but entered the road.

"There is an old slave here, please rest assured, Your Majesty."

The voice just fell,

An old eunuch holding a whisk appeared on the high platform, saluted Zhu Ming, and then stood in front of the dragon chair.

The old eunuch looked benevolent, inexplicably reassuring, and at the same time stopped the Imperial Army who wanted to take the risk to come forward to rescue him, and waited and watched.

A strange stalemate formed in the hall.

"Luo Congee, what exactly do you want?"

After Zhu Ming settled down,
Looking at Luo Porridge who was still unmoved, he roared.

"Your Majesty!"

"Since the death of the first emperor, this poisonous woman has secretly controlled the government, eliminated dissidents, installed cronies, cultivated party members, raised faces, and brought chaos to the harem..."

"The crimes committed are too numerous to describe!"

"Even when His Majesty's biological mother died of illness, there were many strange things. According to my investigation, this matter is also inseparably related to this poisonous woman..."

Luo Congee looked directly at Zhu Mingdao.

"This……"

After listening to the first half of the paragraph, Zhu Ming was still calm, she had done a lot of ridiculous things over the years, but as soon as the second half of the sentence finished, her pupils constricted, and even her body trembled uncontrollably.

"you you……"

On the contrary, the Empress Dowager, who was trapped by Luo Congee, was full of astonishment.

"You poisonous woman!"

"How can you be respected as the current empress dowager?"

Just when the woman was about to open her mouth to explain something, Luo Porridge put his right thumb against the handle of the knife and lifted it up, and the Xiuchun knife at his waist came out of its sheath instantly.

"Pfft..."

The dull sound of the knife piercing the flesh sounded,
The woman's imprisoned arm snapped off.

"what……"

How can a pampered woman bear the pain of a severed arm, she convulsed from the pain and almost fainted.

A few drops of blood splashed onto Zhu Ming's face, the latter stretched out his hand to wipe his face, it was a little greasy, and there were scarlet blood on his fingertips.

"Even if the empress dowager committed a huge crime!"

"But you shouldn't make such a hasty decision!"

"In such a situation, what do the people of the world think of it?"

Many ministers knelt down on the ground in a slump, their faces were choked with sorrow, a few veteran ministers even fainted and fell to the ground, and the rest blew their beards and stared angrily.

Even Li Zhijie, who was still stroking his beard and watching, was so shocked that he tore off his white beard, and looked at Luo Congee with suspicion.

"Even as you said, how will I end up..."

"Today's move is too much..."

Zhu Ming shook his head slowly, looking at Luo Congee as if looking at a dead person.

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty!"

"The minister is a man who obeys the rules..."

After Luo Conge finished speaking, he leaned over to the woman and murmured in a low voice: "By the way, ma'am, it doesn't matter whether you have done some things or not. After all, that's what our Jinyiwei does..."

"It's just that I still need a fig leaf to ease the relationship with His Majesty..."

After Luo Porridge finished speaking, he stood up and threw out the secret edict hidden in his sleeve, saying loudly:
"Jin Yiwei Town Fushi, Luo Porridge!"

"I'm serving the late emperor's secret edict, on the side of the Qing emperor!"

When the brocade fell down, some important officials of the imperial court scrambled over to pick it up, looked at the tone of writing on it and the familiar seal and sighed up to the sky: "It really is the late emperor's secret edict!"

"The old minister implores Your Majesty, first tell the imperial physician to stabilize the injury, and then send the queen mother to the palace to recuperate!"

"During this period, I would like to personally investigate what Commander Luo said, and I will definitely give the people and the Tian family an explanation!"

Li Zhijie, who was kneeling on the ground underneath, suddenly raised his head when he heard the sound, looked at the situation without hesitation, kowtowed and shouted.

Looking at the delirious woman in pain, Li Zhijie had already made a decision in his heart. The period of confinement in the harem was enough for him to stabilize the court and let His Majesty regain power.

As for being directly convicted and sent to prison, I have never thought about it. If this is the case, how will the courtiers who have been attached to the Queen Mother all these years deal with themselves?

Rabbits bite people when they are in a hurry, and they can't bear the consequences of killing fish and breaking nets. It's better to figure it out slowly and let them push out a group of people in front of the stage to lose their heads.

Make the smoothest transition of power possible.

As for this knife, it was too fast.

It's better to fold it earlier...

"Your Majesty, old minister..."

Li Zhijie subconsciously avoided Luo Porridge's gaze, and kowtowed again, since he can stand in the court hall, besides knowing how to advance and retreat, there are also many former students and officials, so the sudden attack at this moment seems to be overwhelming.

The young man on the dragon chair breathed a sigh of relief.

But the young man on the high platform did not pay attention to the sounds around him, and just murmured to himself in a low voice: "Empress Dowager, please go, I have to borrow your head afterwards!"

Now that the name of righteousness has been taken, looking at the extremely noble woman in front of her without any hesitation, she swung the Xiuchun knife in her hand again, a gnat's head flew up, and blood gushed out. The figure fell to the ground slowly.

【Luck value +10000000】

The moment his head fell to the ground, it seemed that part of the luck of the entire Dali court had been taken away. Although Luo Porridge had no time to care about him, his heart was inexplicably more confident.

"Tick tock..."

"Tick tock..."

The dark red blood trickled down the steps, the sound was not loud but exploded in everyone's minds like spring thunder, and the originally noisy court hall was dead silent.

The still warm corpses on the ground and the unrepentant heads that fell on the ground all told them that all this happened really.

"The gentlemen may have misunderstood what I said. I acted in accordance with the late emperor's secret edict..."

"Since it is on the side of the Qing emperor, it is natural to punish the country's thieves!"

Holding the bloody Xiuchun knife, the young man turned around and looked at the ministers quietly, without a trace of emotion on his face, he took out a piece of Baijuan and wiped the knife carefully.

But although the lips of the people below couldn't stop trembling with anger, they didn't open their mouths easily, and Li Zhijie, who had lost his plan, felt like a stick in his throat.

"The national thief has been punished, do you have any objections?"

It was not until the blade was bright that Luo Porridge raised his head and said slowly, no one dared to look at him as far as he could see.

The originally handsome face fell into the eyes of everyone, and it seemed inexplicably ferocious, like a ferocious beast that chooses to eat people, and wants to swallow people whole with their belts and bones.

(End of this chapter)