Lin Che must die! Must die!
Isn't it just because he has the support of the empress?
The Empress has returned to the palace and will definitely summon Lin Che soon. Let's see how he can still show off after seeing the Empress return!
There's plenty of time to kill Lin Che!
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Dagan Palace, Imperial Study.
A stunning young girl, wearing a white tasseled robe, sat upright on the dragon throne.
She had a slender waist and leaned forward slightly, listening attentively to the reports of the ministers in front of her, frowning from time to time; this small action made the ministers feel very uncomfortable, as if they had committed a big mistake.
After all, the girl in front of him is the current empress.
Name: Jiang Li;
Imperial title: Chi Ling.
Jiang Li had been personally dealing with the flood in the southern region for the past three months and only returned yesterday. There were too many government affairs waiting for her to handle.
There will be a morning court session tomorrow, and she is accustomed to summoning several relevant ministers first to hold a small court meeting.
This is also a custom passed down by emperors of all dynasties.
When it came to Jiang Li, she took this habit to the extreme.
This happens almost every day.
"My dear ministers, floods can destroy our great foundation."
"This cannot be solved by relying on Confucian scholars to sing praises. At the court meeting tomorrow, I will appoint Mo Zhidong, one of the three great masters of Mohism, as the chief official for treating this disease."
"No matter who opposes, you must all stand up and support us. Aside from the Mohist mechanical arts, no one can withstand the surging tide."
Jiang Li's voice was cold and clear, and his words were golden, which directly decided the matter.
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Several veteran officials from the six ministries received the order and did not dare to stop him.
Jiang Li nodded with satisfaction, closed the memorial, and took a sip of orchid tea.
"Any other important topics?"
"Your Majesty, the Duke of Zhenguo's seventh son, Lin Che, has completed his ten-year hostage period and has been brought back from Yanyun State for three months."
Jiang Li seemed to be in a trance when he heard this.
"It's been ten years! Time flies!"
A minister followed suit and sighed, "Yes. It's been ten years. In the ten years since Your Majesty ascended the throne, you have brought peace and prosperity to the country. It is truly a blessing for us!"
"Yes. Ten years ago, it was said that the prince was plotting a rebellion. Bah! That was a thief's rebellion. He murdered the late emperor and the crown prince, and massacred sixteen princes. He even declared that no one else could govern Dagan. What a boast! God bless Dagan. Your Majesty was appointed by Heaven at the age of thirteen. For ten years, he worked tirelessly to save the country from collapse. Now, Dagan is reborn! That thief was proven wrong!"
All those present were veterans of three dynasties and were from the imperial family's side branches, so they had no scruples when it came to scolding traitors.
Empress Jiang Li waved her hand, and several old ministers who were cursing immediately shut up.
His bright eyes turned to look at the first old minister sitting on the right, and said:
"Qian Fazheng, what do you think?"
Fa Zheng is the title of the head of the Legalists.
Fa Zheng was moved and named Qian Linggong.
A handsome man in his early fifties.
He was dressed in light white clothes, had an innate scholarly air, and always had a faint smile on his face.
It seems that everything in the world is under his control.
These old ministers from the six ministries all sat half-way on stools with their backs straight, but he was the only one sitting in a wheelchair.
Looking at his trouser legs again, they were empty, and he turned out to be a disabled person without legs.
But none of the old ministers from the six ministries present dared to look down on Duke Qian Ling in the slightest. This useless man was the head of the Legalists and held the highest official rank.
He controls the famous Mingjing Division!
This is an organization where laws are established and orders are enforced, words are followed and hearts are as clear as a mirror; no one can lie in front of them.
Empress Jiang Li valued the Legalist Mingjingsi and gave them the power to supervise all officials, and even to execute first and report later.
Qian Linggong was playing with a black bead in his hand. When he heard the question from His Majesty, he stopped and said in a resolute voice:
"Proton's return, but returning too early, is not a good thing!"
When the other old ministers from the six ministries heard this, they all frowned.
The return of Proton is clearly a great thing.
How come it’s not a good thing?
Several old officials from the six ministries looked at each other, wanting to ask Duke Qianling:
Why?
But they didn't want to speak, because every time they encountered such a question, once they asked the question, they would be lectured by Qian Linggong, and their IQ would be rubbed on the ground over and over again.
This makes the old ministers feel a little embarrassed.
Just don't ask.
Play dead.
Anyway, if I don’t ask, you won’t know whether I have figured out the reason or not.
"Oh? What's the reason why Fa Zheng said this?" Jiang Li spoke personally.
Okay.
When His Majesty asked the question, several veteran officials from the six ministries pricked up their ears and listened.
They also want to know, why?
"Once the proton returns, there will be no chance for Da Gan and Yan Yun to have any buffer."
"The Second Prince died in Yanyun State. Although he died a martyr's death, the people of the court and the country were outraged and difficult to control. Upon hearing the news of the Second Prince's death, the ministers called for sending troops to Yanyun and taking back the lost sixteen states."
"But at the time, the Duke of Zhenguo had a son who was held hostage. If the troops were dispatched, this hostage would surely be killed. At that time, there were even ministers who scolded the Duke of Zhenguo to his face, saying that his son could not protect the Second Prince and had delayed the dispatch of the troops."
Jiang Li snorted, "The hostages brought me ten years of stability. Ministers like this can't tell right from wrong, so why would they read the sage's books? I remember several ministers were stripped of their official uniforms and thrown into the Heavenly Prison."
"Yes, His Majesty executed three ministers at that time. But this voice still exists. Even when the Duke of Zhenguo was drunk that night, he shouted loudly: This evil child is afraid of death and has delayed the dispatch of the army. The Lin family is full of loyal and brave people, but they have been ruined by this evil child!"
"Ten years of national hatred and family feuds! Now that the hostage has returned, old issues are being brought up again. What answers do the ministers want? What answers do the people of the world want? Should we send troops to seek revenge on Yanyun, or should we negotiate peace?"
"So, I believe the hostage's return isn't entirely a good thing. Your Majesty, you must have heard about your trip to the Southern Territory to control the floods. 'That place' is restless again."
When the empress heard the word "that place", she raised her eyebrows and fell into deep thought.
The circular Mohist time track next to it was ticking.
After a while.
The empress waved her sleeves and stood up, showing her unparalleled elegance:
"Leave it to me: Duke Lin Pojun of Zhenguo will lead his son Lin Che to court tomorrow morning!" Jiang Li! The Empress Chiling!
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