The people below looked at each other, with the same confusion in their hearts.
Emperor Tianwu looked at the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel and said, "Liang Hongyuan is the official in charge of the Ministry of Personnel. Why is he managing my personal guards instead of doing his job?"
Liang Hongyuan was so frightened that he fell to his knees and said, "I am ashamed... I know I was wrong..."
Before he could finish his words of apology, Emperor Tianwu interrupted him.
"The Wucheng Bingma Division is missing a deputy commander. Since you like to be in charge, go there."
What?
Liang Hongyuan suspected that he had heard it wrong. He turned his head blankly and looked at his colleague next to him: "???"
Colleagues winked at each other frantically: Thank you, idiot!
The eighth-rank official of the Ministry of Personnel was promoted two levels at once and became the seventh-rank deputy commander of the Five Cities Military Department? !
Many people tried their best to get to the next level but failed. But he got to the next level with just one sentence...
Such enormous wealth!
Just because you said that you wanted Madam Zhan to enter the palace?
All the civil and military officials in the court stared at Liang Hongyuan, full of envy and jealousy.
Liang Hongyuan suddenly realized it and kowtowed: "Thank you, Lord!"
When he got up, Emperor Tianwu glanced at the civil and military officials again and asked, "Do you have anything else to report?"
"If you have something to report, report it early. If you have nothing to report, leave the court."
Several quick-reacting people looked at each other, and stood up together. The leader saluted and reported: "I think that General Zhan is loyal to the country and was seriously injured while saving Your Majesty. He should be rewarded handsomely!"
Qin Chengyi, the head of the Ministry of Revenue, knelt down and saluted.
"I heard that General Zhan returned with serious injuries, and His Majesty personally carried her into the palace. Is this true?"
"Hiss..." All the civil and military officials took a deep breath.
You really dare to say that!
Aren’t you afraid that His Majesty will ask you to farm?
Everyone waited quietly for the emperor's reply.
There was silence for a moment in the Golden Throne Hall, and then a "hmm" was heard from above. Emperor Tianwu actually admitted it!
"It is true."
"I rescued Madam Zhan and saw that she was dying, so I carried her into the palace in a hurry."
The man kowtowed and said righteously: "Your Majesty, the separation between men and women should not be taken lightly."
"Hiss..." Someone took a breath of cold air.
"Although Your Majesty was in a hurry and brought Madam Zhan into the palace, they have already had physical contact..."
"Your Majesty should be held responsible!"
The few people who had just stood up looked at each other, gritted their teeth, and knelt down one after another: Let’s fight for our future!
"Your Majesty should be held responsible!"
"Your Majesty should be held responsible!"
The other ministers were stunned: "Oh my God! How dare you speak!"
Where's the face?
Don’t want any of them?
This is a risky move. If things go wrong, aren't you afraid that the whole group will have to farm the land?
All the ministers were shocked and waited for Emperor Tianwu to speak.
After a long silence, Emperor Tianwu spoke coldly, "Tell me, how should I be responsible?"
A court official stole a glance at His Majesty who was sitting on the throne: the corners of his mouth were pursed, as if he was trying hard to suppress his surging emotions.
Is your majesty going to be angry?
These daring guys are probably going to be in trouble.
Qin Chengyi's arrow was on the string, he gritted his teeth, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, the throne is vacant, Madam Zhan is loyal to the emperor and the country, and she saved your majesty's life."
"Your Majesty should make Madam Zhan the queen!"
As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent.
A widow wants to be a queen?!
Is the world going to become so crazy that I can't understand it?
"absurd!"
Everyone looked in the direction of the voice and saw that the person who shouted the angry words was actually an old prince from the previous dynasty with a white beard.
His granddaughter was originally a candidate for queen last time, but was frightened and backed off at the last minute.
How could a widow get the position of queen when even her own outstanding granddaughter couldn't get it?
Or was it that the emperor was born a butcher and had such a special taste? He just liked widows?
The old prince knelt down and said, "Your Majesty is wise. Madam Zhan is the widow of a loyal and brave man. If she enters the harem, it will be a disrespect for loyalty and bravery!"
"Your Majesty will definitely not make such a decision..."
Emperor Tianwu looked at the other officials and asked, "What do you think?"
Of course everyone thought it made sense.
But obviously, His Majesty doesn't think so.
His Majesty wants Zhan Yunfu to enter the palace.
If you follow the "truth", you might end up farming.
If you follow "Your Majesty", you may go against your conscience and may even be laughed at by the noble families and colleagues.
What a dilemma!
For a moment, everything was as quiet as a chicken. Everyone was pretending to be a quail, while the CPUs were running frantically, calculating the gains and losses.
Fu Zhonghai's expression became serious.
It’s no wonder that everyone hesitated. This was indeed one of the main reasons why Zhan Yunfu resisted entering the palace.
This is the social atmosphere and it cannot be changed in a short time.
Zhan Yunfu didn't want to damage the reputation of the Ningyuan Marquis's loyal family because of her, so she refused to agree to enter the palace...
The silence was deafening, but someone stood up and said in a sonorous and steady tone: "I have something to say."
Everyone looked at the warrior and immediately understood: Cui Chaoyong.
The Minister of Revenue who is most loyal to Your Majesty!
Fu Zhonghai's expression softened slightly: "Lord Cui, go ahead."
"It is true that Madam Zhan is a loyal and heroic widow. The fact that Ningyuan Marquis's Mansion has been closed for many years is enough to show her loyalty to her late husband."
"But Madam Zhan is not an ordinary woman in the harem. She was once the commander-in-chief of the Ao family army and a conferred official."
"You are all court officials. If your wife dies, you cannot remarry?"
"Is remarrying disrespectful to the deceased wife?"
"Since you can do it, why can't Madam Zhan do it?"
"As for who she wants to marry, it should be decided by the man and woman themselves, not by you guys saying whether it's suitable or not!"
When the ministers heard this, they actually felt that it made a little sense...
Among the civil and military officials present, many had lost their wives, not to mention remarrying. They even had concubines and mistresses!
On the contrary, those who do not remarry are a rare species.
The old prince still refused to accept: "How can men and women be equal..."
Cui Chaoyong interrupted him rudely.
"Prince Hong, a few days ago, a naked woman was thrown into a mass grave. I heard that she was carried out from your grandson's backyard?"
The old prince's face changed drastically: "You are talking nonsense! You are slandering me!"
Cui Chaoyong sneered: "Whether it is nonsense or not, we will know it if we ask someone to investigate!"
"Although concubines are bought and sold, they are still human lives. The court's laws do not allow for the abuse of lynching, let alone the disregard of human lives."
"You are also an old minister, how dare you treat human life so lightly?"
The seated Emperor Tianwu waved his hand, and Lü Shangfu understood and shouted, "Silence!"
Everyone suddenly became quiet.
Emperor Tianwu pointed at Liang Hongyuan, the newly appointed deputy commander of the Five Cities Army.
"You, take the people from the Five Cities Military Department and cooperate with the Dali Temple to investigate!"
"I want to know the truth within an hour."
The old prince was horrified, as he knew a little about his grandson's quirks.
Because of congenital deficiency, my grandson has been married for more than ten years but still has no children.
As time went by, something seemed to be wrong with my grandson. In the past year, two or three concubines and mistresses who had been tortured to death were carried out of the room...
Originally, it was something that the family kept to themselves, so how did Cui Chaoyong, a minister of the Ministry of Revenue, know about it?!
He looked at Cui Chaoyong with poisonous eyes: "You old man, you are hurting me!"
Cui Chaoyong did not show any weakness: "If there is no such thing in the old prince's family, how can I harm you?"
"It's just a matter of verification. An hour won't take long. Why don't we just wait?"
All the civil and military officials saw it clearly and were immediately silenced.
The emperor is determined!
He wants to make Zhan Yunfu the queen!
Who wants to object?
Can!
Please make sure that there are no handles or weaknesses in your home that could fall into the hands of others!
Otherwise, you will be in big trouble like the old prince now! (End of this chapter)
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