Zhao Min was very angry. As a woman, she was willing to work hard and fight outside.
However, these princes, nobles and royal relatives not only did not help her, but they also caused trouble for her behind her back.
After coming to power, Zhao Min originally wanted to stabilize the political situation and then deal with these cowards who were greedy for life and afraid of death and only knew how to eat, drink, gamble and have sex. But now, Zhao Min can no longer wait.
The rebel kings in the world will no longer give her so much time.
If the Yuan Dynasty does not use thunder-like measures to rectify and improve its governance, it will be truly hopeless.
On the night Zhao Min returned to Dadu, she intercepted dozens of carriages that were about to leave the city.
Most of those carriages were loaded with silks, satins, gold, silver and jewelry.
Zhao Min was not a fool, she didn't care about that and just took the thing away.
"The war hasn't even reached Dadu yet, and some people want to escape. How can this be possible? If they were civilians or small vendors, it would be fine."
"As a result, the first people who wanted to leave this dangerous place were all members of the royal family."
The next morning, Zhao Min, who had rushed back to Dadu overnight, had no time to rest before she started the morning court accompanied by Han Yulou.
Today's morning court is much more lively than usual.
On weekdays, those idle princes and those messy officials also gathered here.
Among these new faces, Zhao Min probably only knew half of them, and she was meeting the rest for the first time.
In the Daming Palace, a burly fat man spoke first.
"Empress Dowager, why did you seize more than a dozen carriages from my family last night? Even though you are the Empress Dowager, you can't act recklessly."
Zhao Min looked at the man coldly for a long time before she spoke: "I haven't seen you before in the morning court. Who are you?"
The fat man replied proudly: "My name is Horton. I am the cousin of the late emperor and a prince appointed by him personally."
"Cousin?", I see.
Zhao Min pointed at Horton's nose and said, "Shut up first. I have plenty of time today. I will talk about your business after I finish other government affairs."
Then, Zhao Min turned her gaze to Duan Zihao.
Zhao Min said to everyone in the court: "Duan Zihao has made many military achievements during this expedition. Now, he has become a first-rank general of our Yuan Dynasty."
"Mr. Duan, you must immediately lead 20,000 troops to Zhigu Village and defend the city together with the garrison there. No matter what happens, even if someone dares to disobey your orders, you can execute him first and report to me later. After I regroup the army, I will join forces with you to destroy Zhang Wuji."
After Zhao Min announced this decree, the court was in an uproar.
Those royal relatives, princes and nobles were naturally dissatisfied.
Horton quickly said, "Queen Mother, what you are doing is unfair. Duan Zihao is not a Mongolian. It is totally against the rules to appoint him as a first-rank general."
Zhao Min glanced at Horton coldly: "Didn't I tell you to shut up just now? Wait a minute, you'll have a chance to speak."
Horton was frightened at first by Zhao Min's cold eyes, but he still bravely said: "Queen Dowager, we have group training. In the Yuan Dynasty, except for us Mongolians, other ethnic groups are not allowed to lead troops."
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In the court, this was the first time Zhao Min heard voices opposing her since she came to power.
Although all the civil and military officials in the court had surrendered to Zhao Min.
However, among these civil and military officials, there were not even those messed up royal relatives. These damn royal relatives already had some opinions about Zhao Min, and today, they finally exploded.
Zhao Min stared at Horton coldly: "Okay, you said that what I did was not in accordance with the regulations, so are you in accordance with the rules?"
"We Mongols conquered the world on horseback. Now the world is in chaos. I will now appoint you as the General of the Southern Expedition. How about you go and conquer the south of the Yangtze River?"
"Longcheng has been captured by Zhang Wuji. How about you take it back?"
"You, a prince who appeared out of nowhere, dare to point fingers at me. How much is your monthly salary? Apart from the salary, how did you get such a huge family business?"
"Could it be that you obtained it by oppressing the people and robbing them by force?"
A series of questions left Horton speechless.
Although all the civil and military officials in the court admired Zhao Min, these messy royal relatives looked down on her.
After all, she had just entered the palace, and within a few days, the late emperor passed away. In the eyes of these royal relatives, Zhao Min's current position and power seemed to have been picked up for free.
In the eyes of these royal relatives, Zhao Min may have some talents, but these talents may not be beneficial to them.
The best example is when Zhao Min led an army of 150,000 to war.
Recovering the lost territories is naturally a good thing, but Zhao Min was so bold as to use the things in the palace as military expenses.
Just imagine, if she dared to sell things in the palace, then if there was a shortage of military funds again, or if there were other places where money was needed, wouldn't she have to target these wealthy royal relatives?
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Faced with Horton, who was the first to stick his head out, Zhao Min could no longer tolerate it. The Yuan Dynasty was now in such a state of ruin.
It's time to kill a few people.
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