The Prime Minister's Wife

Chapter 699
With a faint smile, she selected these three people from among the candidates.

One of them is Xu En, the protagonist in the earlier serial murder case, and the other two are candidates who have performed well on their way to the imperial court, and they just took advantage of the court meeting to test their strength.

Since the days of Fanfengliu's retreat, the court meeting has been presided over by the prime minister Lu Haoran. Today, the empress dowager is in charge in person. According to Fanfengliu's order before the retreat, Lu Haoran handed over the affairs of the court to Bo Qing, and devoted himself to the work of the imperial examinations. .

In the main hall, the eunuch had added a prince seat under the Nine Dragon Emperor Seat long ago.

Boqing wore a golden princess court dress, sat upright on it, and slowly scanned the officials below with sharp eyes.

Most of the people in the hall are old courtiers. The elders of the two and three dynasties are regarded as the old-fashioned faction in the court. They always think highly of themselves. Although they don’t say anything about the high profile of thinness, they don’t take it seriously in their hearts. Some even insist on opposing thinness. , thinking that it is not in line with the destiny for a woman to enter the prince's Chengtian Palace and inherit the emperor's career.

The conservative thinking of these people has seriously affected the development of China. Fanfengliu and Boqing have long used this imperial examination to select talents and exchange blood for the court.

However, these old courtiers have been in the court for many years, and they are not fuel-efficient lamps. Their political sense is better than a dog. Naturally, they feel the turmoil in the court, and they will naturally take many actions in order to protect their status.

Bo Qing sat in the crown prince's seat. After more than half an hour, no one came out to perform. Holding a cup of tea, he smiled calmly and said, "Why, everyone is so quiet today, don't you have nothing to go back to? Hmm!"

Facing the woman with a smile in front of her eyes and sharp eyes, although she is not as sophisticated as His Majesty in dealing with things, her ability should not be underestimated.

One of the old ministers stood up and said: "Your Highness, I have a doubt, please ask Your Highness to explain it to you."

Boqing handed the teacup to Eunuch Jian, looked at the thin Mr. Wu below, and said with a faint smile: "Oh, I don't know what doubts Mr. Wu has, and I need to answer the doubts personally."

Master Wu, Minister of Dali Temple, one of the three chief justices, holds a third-rank official position, and is the highest official of the country's prisons.

"I heard that His Highness has already captured Qiu Lan, the murderer of the serial murder case in Qingcheng. I don't know why His Highness let her go. This person killed many talents in my dynasty, and let such a vicious person go. If the common people give a reasonable explanation, I fear that the common people will not accept it."

Master Wu lowered his head and said confidently.

Boqing smiled disapprovingly and said: "Master Wu is in charge of the world's punishment, and he should be clear about the difference between a murderer and a murder weapon. If you only look at it from a small point of view, Qiu Lan is indeed a murderer and the main culprit. But if you look at the overall situation, Qiu Lan is no more The murder weapon of the Cang Qiong Dynasty is both a murder weapon and a dead thing, so what's the point of catching her."

Master Wu immediately said: "Since it is a murder weapon, it can hurt people, why doesn't His Highness destroy it, so as to avoid future troubles forever?"

Sneering eyes swept across slowly, and he said with a smile that was not a smile: "Because if this dead thing is used properly, it can also become our murder weapon."

There was a touch of charm in the sharp eyes, staring at Mr. Wu, and said charmingly: "I don't know if this answer from the hall will solve the doubts in Mr. Wu's heart."

Qiu Lan and the others are just ordered to kill, they are just a thoughtful weapon in the hands of others, the real murderer is not them, but the real master who ordered them to kill.

Master Wu's face froze for a moment, and it was the same reason after careful consideration. He had nothing to refute for a while, so he gave up and said: "Your Highness is far-sighted, it's because I'm overthinking."

If Her Majesty the Empress Dowager was able to stop Qiu Lan's plan and let her leave with the Snake King without wasting her efforts, she must have mastered something important to make the Qiu family obedient.

With a faint smile, another old minister said: "His Royal Highness, now Dazhen is cooperating with Huaxia to attack the Cangqiong Dynasty, Dazhi Dynasty, Daxia Dynasty and Dagan Dynasty. At the same time, she is also the empress of the Dazhen Dynasty, and I don't know how to distribute the world, is it Ming or Fan?"

Hearing this question, the courtiers in the hall couldn't help gasping, secretly admiring the person who asked this question, who dared to ask such a direct question.

Finally getting to the point, he smiled slightly and said, "About this question, Gao Han, it's up to you to answer Liang Xueshi's question."

Hearing that Boqing asked an outsider to answer such a crucial question, the courtiers frowned slightly, revealing a trace of displeasure, and their gazes fell on Gao Han.

Gao Han is one of the candidates for the imperial examination, and he wanted to be a good candidate for employment, but unexpectedly, he has a lot of arrogance and insists on taking the imperial examination, so that he can work in a fair and honest manner.

Boqing summoned him to the main hall at this time, just to test his adaptability and their courage.

I saw him walking to the middle of the hall, and said calmly: "Regarding this issue, the students think that as a minister, it is enough to fulfill the responsibilities of a minister. Since your majesty chooses to cooperate with the Dazhen Emperor Dynasty, I think the two majesties have already negotiated. I don't have to worry about it."

"It's a good sentence to be a minister, to fulfill the duties of a minister." Boqing suddenly praised, looked at Liang Xueshi, and said evilly: "Liang Xueshi, don't you believe in the ability of the father?"

"Go back to Your Highness, I don't dare." Xueshi Liang said immediately, giving him a chance to be brave. He didn't dare to doubt His Majesty's decision, but he just wanted to test the princess' ability.

Boqing looked at Liang Xueshi's nervous appearance, and said with a coquettish smile on his lips: "That's very good, if you adults still have any questions that you don't understand or have doubts, feel free to ask them, and the hall will definitely answer them in detail until everyone Until you figure it out.” A bunch of old bones, I don’t believe they can’t chew on you.

After two consecutive old officials ran into a wall, the remaining old officials did not dare to say anything, for fear that they would be ruined by the woman above them.

No one made things difficult at the court meeting, and all the courtiers reported the important matters to be dealt with that day one by one, as Gao Han said, "A minister should do his duty as a minister".

Although Boqing is shrewd and wise, she does not blindly act alone. Before making a decision, she also listens to everyone's opinions and solves the problem as soon as possible. The first time she presides over the court meeting is considered a success.

The three of Gao Han and the others looked at the courtiers from the side. They expressed their opinions in the hall, sometimes argued with reason, and sometimes listened to other people's suggestions. They were moved by their dedication to serving the court. With service.

At the end of the court meeting, they were only here to observe, but with the merciless permission, they dared to express their political opinions.

After the courtiers heard the opinions of the three, although they were surprised, they did not resist. After all, the opinions put forward by the three were actually helpful to their own problems.

After the court meeting, the three of them were taken to Chengtian Palace, where they were in the study of Jinghua Palace.

Baoqing looked at the three people in front of him quietly. Xu En was an acquaintance. His talent should not be ignored by the world. Although he was imprisoned, he was not affected at all. This kind of determination is not human; Gao Han, why would she look at him? The reason why she chose him was because he knew how to look at the overall situation better, and he knew better what a minister needed most, which was obedience, execution, and duty, so she wanted to hire him quite well.

The last person, whose surname is Ji, looks a little arrogant, because he once said something that made Bo Qing very interested, so she also chose him.

Skillfully sliding the lid of the cup, she said with a thin smile: "The performance of the three at the court meeting was beyond our expectations." Generally speaking, she is very satisfied with the performance of the three today.

The three said in unison: "Thank you for your praise, and thank you for giving me the opportunity."

His Highness asked them to participate in the court meeting to let them feel what it is like to be in power; the second is to let them know in advance that the opponents they will face in the future are not only from other countries, but also threats from political enemies in the same dynasty.

Looking at the expressions of the three of them, he suppressed the smiles on his face tenderly, and said solemnly: "This hall allows you to attend the court meeting in advance, except for what you just thought, the most important thing is to integrate you into the court hall as soon as possible."

Because she didn't have much time, after the big battle to attack the Sky Emperor Dynasty started, the emperor was not in the court, and if she wanted to suppress the stubborn old guys in the court, she had to have enough backup force.

So they had to adapt in advance, facing the enemy environment in the hall at any time, and learn to help her while protecting themselves.

"I understand."

The three of them said in unison, how could they not know about the fickleness and good intentions.

In the court, because of Bo Qing's ulterior motives and the arrival of the imperial examination, a new round of turmoil began.

The next day, Boqing was reviewing the memorial, when Lu Haoran hurried in, and before he could salute, he said, "His Royal Highness has an accident. Somehow, among the examinees, there are test questions for the imperial examination."

Hearing this, Bo Qing raised her eyebrows, and said coldly: "Investigate. Severely punish." Three words are enough to describe her anger at this moment.

(End of this chapter)