Extra: The Years of Impeachment
In the court.
The old and frail Lord Wang was shaking his beard with indignation.
"Your Majesty, please take care of the Queen. She has been coming to my house to drink tea for several days in a row."
"Oh?" The emperor, whose expression was unclear, suddenly raised his eyebrows and looked over. "Why is that?"
“This…this…”
"Isn't it because Lord Wang impeached the Queen? The Queen is holding a grudge and is actually taking revenge on Lord Wang!"
A young official with a childish face raised his head and said, "Since Lord Wang dares not speak, I will speak for him. Your Majesty, I have a memorial to the emperor!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the old ministers who were dozing off suddenly opened their eyes and became alert.
You look at me, I look at you, and we make faces at each other.
"Hey, every once in a while there's a fool."
"I understand. You've just entered the imperial court. Didn't we go through the same thing back then?"
The country has been peaceful and prosperous in recent years, and attending court has been extremely boring. Today, there is finally something exciting to watch.
The Sanbao's eyes rolled and he looked at Sibao: "I bet he can last three days this time."
Sibao: "You look down on your mother, don't you? I bet he can only last until the end of the court tomorrow."
The eldest brother beside him seemed to have abandoned his two younger brothers and did not comment.
He felt that at most he could leave the court today.
"Please speak, my dear." The Fourth Master smiled amiably.
Those who were familiar with the emperor all shuddered, and the emperor smiled. It was very bad.
"Your Majesty, I wish to impeach the Evil Queen. You must not favor this woman. She is extremely strange, having given birth to many children and possessing a perpetually beautiful appearance. Furthermore, her behavior is bizarre and her actions are absurd. She is truly the image of an evil concubine and is unfit to be the empress of a nation."
As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings were silent for two seconds.
Everyone's eyes widened. Wow, this time the young man was even more stupid than before.
"Oh? How old do you think I look?"
The fourth master above still spoke slowly and with a smile.
The young official was stunned for a moment. For the first time in history, he took a look at the emperor's appearance and was stunned: "The emperor looks like he is about thirty years old..."
The Fourth Master laughed even more as he said this: "I've deliberately grown my beard. People say that when I shave it off, I look like I've just come of age. My dear, what do you think?"
The young official was stunned: "Your Majesty's eternal youthful appearance is a blessing from heaven."
"What you said, sir, is interesting. How can it be that the emperor's sister-in-law's eternal youth is considered a demon queen and a bad omen, while the emperor's brother's eternal youth is considered a blessing from heaven? It really doesn't make sense." The Eighteenth Master rolled his eyes.
"Eighteenth Prince, how can this be the same? During the reign of His Majesty, taxes in the Qing Dynasty were halved, and the people's grain harvests were more than three times higher than before. This is what the people want. To have a youthful appearance is naturally a blessing!"
Eighteen rolled his eyes again when he heard this: "You are still young after all. You probably don't know that the seeds that increased the grain production were originally planted by Fourth Sister-in-law, right?"
The young official was stunned: "How...how could this be? She's just a woman..."
Thirteen: "I heard that before you entered the government, you admired Fourteen the most. You even wrote about your admiration for Fourteen in your articles, and you even deliberately made military rations that would last a whole day if you ate one piece."
The young official said, "Of course. The Fourteenth Prince is a pillar of the nation, sacrificing his life for his country and his family. It's rare for him to have such ingenuity. Our cavalry is feared by the world, half due to the Emperor's reputation, and the other half is the Fourteenth Prince's achievements."
Upon hearing this, Eighteen laughed again. "Pfft, then did you know that the military rations that can keep you full for the whole day by eating one type of food were originally created by the Queen?"
The young official was completely dumbfounded: "This... Your Excellencies, are you joking?"
Thirteen approached with a smile: "What do you think?"
Eighteen thought he wasn't surprised enough: "It's not just the military rations, but also the plows we use to till the fields and the large bellows used for forging iron. They're all thanks to Fourth Sister-in-law. Fourth Brother often says that half of the prosperity of the Qing Dynasty today is due to Fourth Sister-in-law. Do you think such a Fourth Sister-in-law deserves to be called the Demon Queen?"
The young official was so shocked that he could fit an egg in his mouth: "This...this..."
"Eighteenth Brother didn't tell the whole story," said Little Twenty-Two beside him. "The canned food every household eats today, the instant noodles you must bring with you when you travel, and the gloves and snow-resistant boots the court gave you in winter are all Fourth Sister-in-law's creations. Even the Houzheng Hall where you all wait in the winter was built at Fourth Sister-in-law's suggestion. Otherwise, you would all be waking up this morning in the cold."
Twenty-Two said, raising his chin, "How come I, at my age, know all this, but this gentleman doesn't? Is he just good at keeping his head down and reading?"
"Your humble servant...your humble servant is ashamed." The young official was completely stunned.
"Thirteen, this is the pillar you selected? This time's runner-up is just so-so. As I said, those who are pedantic and inflexible are useless." The Eighth Master looked at Thirteen and immediately smiled.
After years of fighting, Thirteen knew what the Eighth Master was like without even having to see him. He simply raised an eyebrow and said, "I heard that this year's runner-up has an astonishing memory. His house is piled high with books, and he knows every single one of them by heart when asked to take a test. Oh, and the Empress suggested keeping this man, saying that he should gain experience in the court and become a great man in the future."
When these words came out, the junior official was even more confused: "Queen?"
Then he collapsed on the ground for a long time, unable to utter a word.
Sanbao: "Tsk tsk, so useless, how come you got defeated so quickly?"
Sibao: "Who says it's not?"
Dabao: “I’ll just say it.”
Erbao: "Hmm? What did you say?"
After leaving court, this young official went to the Queen's palace gate with a stick on his back to apologize, but he was ignored for a few days. Besides, at this moment, the Fourth Master looked at Lord Wang in a good mood.
"My dear, you haven't finished your words yet. What exactly is the Queen's purpose in visiting your home?"
Lord Wang hesitated for a long time before finally uttering, "Didn't this old minister see the Empress the other day and advise her to help fill the Emperor's harem with two new concubines..."
"The Empress has been drinking tea at my house for two days now. She also said that next time she will talk to my wife about the quietness of our backyard. Your Majesty, you can't just ignore it. You know my wife well, and I have absolutely no intention of taking a concubine."
Fourth Master: "...You don't have it, but I do?"
Lord Wang: "I am already so old, Your Majesty, are you still in your prime?"
The Fourth Master said, "Your Excellency is right. Pass the word down. After the court session, the Empress and I will go back with you for tea. It's been a while since we last saw your Madam. We'd like to have a good chat."
Lord Wang: “!!!”
"Your Majesty! You are disturbing this old minister."
Fourth Master: "That's settled."
Is your wife like this?
Who doesn't have a powerful wife? If I don't go to your house to prove my innocence, how can I explain it clearly?
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