Chapter 2808: How can women be allowed to interfere in government affairs in the court?
The ministers said with sullen faces: "Your Highness, why are you here? Shouldn't you give us an explanation?!"
At this time, Nan Yan had already walked behind Zhu Chengxuan.
Feeling that the child was a little helpless and angry, and his thin shoulders were twitching slightly, she stretched out a hand and gently pressed Zhu Chengxuan's shoulder, indicating that he didn't need to worry.
Then he said, "Don't you think, my ministers, that I shouldn't be here?"
The court officials looked at each other, all with an expression of knowing the answer but still asking.
Yan Gu sneered and said, "How can a woman be allowed to interfere in government affairs in the imperial court?"
Everyone immediately agreed, "That's right, women shouldn't be giving orders in the court."
"This is more than just meddling in other people's affairs. A concubine from the harem actually dares to sit in the court. This is like a hen crowing at dawn. This is an ominous sign!"
"Our Great Yan Dynasty is about to change!"
Seeing the people below becoming more and more violent, although Nan Yan remained calm, she could clearly feel that Zhu Chengxuan's shoulder, which she was pressing, was twitching uncontrollably, and his tense muscles were shaking slightly.
This is a sign of a person who is depressed and angry.
He knew that Nan Yan did all this for him, otherwise, she would not have risked the world's condemnation and made herself the focus of attack by all court officials.
He was both grateful and distressed towards the imperial concubine.
At this moment, he remembered the situation when Dali Temple Minister Ge Yunli was aggressive towards the imperial concubine, and he was so angry that he beat the man to death with a stick, which shocked all the officials.
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But just thinking about it, he suddenly felt conflicted again.
Although he could have beaten the Dali Temple Minister to death in anger in the Xuanqiong Palace before, he was now in the court. Even if these people attacked the imperial concubine, they were righteous and eloquent. He did not have enough reasons to reprimand these ministers, let alone kill people again. Otherwise, if he aroused the ministers' spirit of fighting to the death and remonstrating with the literati, the court would be in complete chaos.
By that time, they will be able to kill themselves without any foreign invasion.
So, he was both angry and conflicted.
Although Nan Yan couldn't see his expression, she could sense his current mood from the child's tense posture. She comforted him, then raised her head and said to the crowd, "Whether a hen crowing at dawn is a bad omen or not, I don't know. I've also never witnessed the consequences of the harem interfering in government affairs. But what I want to say is that I don't want to interfere in government affairs, nor do I want to crow at dawn."
Yan Gu sneered, "The Imperial Concubine is already standing in the court. If you continue to say this, won't you think it's insincere?"
Nan Yan said: "In the court, not only is this palace present, but also the King of Wei."
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"Why do all the ministers only see me and not the King of Wei?"
Yan Gu said: "It is precisely because of the King of Wei that a woman cannot stand behind him!"
"woman?"
Although these two words were like a thorn that pierced Nan Yan's heart from the court officials, she then repeated them coldly, and with her cold and sharp eyes, it seemed as if the two words were held back by her and pierced the court officials.
For a moment, everyone was shocked.
The high and mighty imperial concubine looked at each of them, and her cold gaze was like an ice knife, scraping across everyone's bones, making everyone feel an indescribable shudder and shudder.
Nan Yan said coldly, "Am I just an ordinary woman to you?!"
Everyone kept their mouths shut and didn't dare to speak easily.
Of course not.
She is not an ordinary woman. She is the emperor's most beloved concubine and the concubine mother personally acknowledged by His Royal Highness the Prince of Wei.
She is the one who holds the Phoenix Seal and assists in the management of the six palaces. Although she is not the successor to the empress in name only, she is the de facto imperial concubine!
No one in the world dares to treat her as an ordinary woman.
Although everyone was targeting her, they didn't dare to confront her at this moment. After hesitating for a long while, Yan Gu and the others lowered their heads and said softly, "We, your humble servants, dare not."
Nan Yan continued, "Then, what do you think of me?"
Everyone looked at each other.
They didn't react for a moment, and Nan Yan didn't even wait for them to react, saying: "Now, the identity of this palace standing here is not an ordinary woman, nor a noble concubine."
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"I am the concubine mother of the King of Wei."
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"The Emperor was assassinated and is now recovering from his injuries and unable to attend court. Prince Wei is in charge of government affairs and helping the Emperor resolve his problems. However, His Highness is young, and I am worried that someone will bully the young Lord. Therefore, as his concubine's mother, I must come and protect him to prevent him from being bullied!"
Hearing this, the court officials below looked at each other, not daring to breathe heavily.
The crime of bullying the young master is indeed easy to accuse.
Based on their previous practices, it was more than enough to put the blame on them.
As a result, the situation in the court became a little weird. The court officials reprimanded the imperial concubine for interfering in government affairs, while the imperial concubine reprimanded the court officials for bullying the young master.
As a result, the situation became a little awkward.
Neither side could overwhelm the other.
In this somewhat stalemate situation, a calm but very steady voice sounded in the court -
"Everyone, are we here today to resolve the problems facing the court, to help the Emperor resolve his worries and difficulties, and to stabilize the country? Or are we here to debate whether women should be involved in government affairs, and whether the young master is being bullied?"
Everyone looked back and saw that the person who spoke was none other than the Prime Minister of the Cabinet, Gu Tingqiu, who had just attended court today.
As soon as he opened his mouth, everyone frowned.
Everyone knew that he was the imperial concubine's uncle and a relative of the imperial concubine. Originally, when he spoke between the court officials and the imperial concubine, the court officials would ignore him.
But now, the situation is different.
The two sides were deadlocked, and his words seemed like a compromise.
Just as both sides were hesitating, Gu Tingqiu said righteously, "If discussing the latter option can bring peace to the world and solve the current problems, then I don't mind discussing it with you until the end of time."
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"But, if I can't—"
Having said that, he glanced at everyone coldly and said, "Then please don't waste your words, and don't waste your time. Solve the current problem. This is what we, as ministers, should do as we eat the emperor's salary and bear the emperor's worries!"
At this moment, all the court officials fell silent.
Zhu Chengxuan seized the opportunity and immediately said, "Master Gu's words make sense."
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"So, regarding the method I just mentioned for dealing with the Japanese pirates, do you have any other opinions?"
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No one spoke. In the huge court, it was so quiet that one could hear a pin drop.
Zhu Chengxuan said: "Okay, do it immediately!"
Nan Yan, who was standing behind him, breathed a sigh of relief and nodded to He Yi, who had been standing at the door of the hall. The latter also smiled and waved gently to Ying Shao, who was guarding outside the hall.
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