Chapter 481: Carrying the Book of Life and Death 1
The Chaoyang Palace today is very different from the silence on the eve of court sessions in the past.
Before the emperor arrived, the court officials had already thrown away their manners and started shouting loudly in the Golden Palace.
Among these people, the most excited was Lord Yang, the Minister of the Central Hall.
Hearing his three sighs, he said with mixed grief and indignation:
"Qi Dynasty is a great country, and there has never been such an absurd thing as a woman in power in the past hundred years! Now the Queen Mother controls the government and uses the emperor to control the princes. If all these things are seen by foreign countries on the border, wouldn't they laugh their heads off? Moreover, women in charge of the country are often too soft-hearted. If this continues, I'm afraid that foreign countries will bully them and they will have no power to fight back!"
Someone echoed him, "How can we let a woman like her decide the affairs of state? I heard that the memorials sent to Chaoyang Palace every day are all in the hands of the empress dowager. This is truly an unprecedented miracle! Today, all the ministers must unite to force the empress dowager to abdicate and return power to the emperor! Otherwise, this world will be ruined by her sooner or later!"
Amidst the rising and falling voices of support, some court officials also held opposing views.
"Although the Queen Mother is a woman, she has made all the decisions that are beneficial to the Qi Dynasty in the past two months since the death of the previous emperor and the ascension of the new emperor. Mongolia, the Hu tribe, and Zhuyin have all increased their annual tribute by 30% and signed a contract with the Qi Dynasty to send troops to the Qi army free of charge to help the Qi Dynasty guard the border. The Southern Barbarians have coveted the Qi Dynasty for many years and have always been ready to make a move. Recently, under external pressure, they have calmed down a lot."
However, these words praising Zhaohua were selectively blocked by those court officials who wanted to create chaos.
In their view, women are born to be dependent on men, and it is a fantasy for them to allow a woman to be superior to them.
As Zhaohua's adoptive father, Lord Luo did not favor Zhaohua in order to avoid suspicion. Instead, he said pertinently,
"The emperor is still young, how can he handle all these complicated government affairs on his own?"
Lord Yang seemed to be staring at Lord Luo the whole time, waiting for him to say something before he could not wait to choke back.
"The late emperor's will clearly stated that after the new emperor ascends the throne, 'all the civil and military officials at home and abroad should work together to govern the country', but it did not allow a woman to usurp power and meddle in politics here! Besides, Lord Luo is the Queen Mother's adoptive father, so naturally he wants the Queen Mother to continue to control the government to continue the glory of your Luo family!"
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——"The Emperor is here, and the Queen Mother is here~"
When the two sides were arguing, the eunuch in front of the emperor called out in a stern voice, and the dispute immediately stopped.
Cheng Yu and Zhao Hua sat in front of and behind the scenes respectively.
Only after the mother and son were seated did Zhao Hua say with a smile behind the curtain:
"My Lords, you have a great time today."
However,
Without waiting for the eunuch Xiao Fuzi to solemnly call for "up to court", Lord Yang was the first to walk out from the crowd, bowed to the high seat, and said:
"Your Majesty, I have something to report."
When Cheng Yu was about to let him speak, he suddenly heard Zhao Hua speak before him:
"Master Yang, please wait a moment. I also have something to tell you."
Lord Yang said unhappily, "I have state affairs to report to His Majesty, so let's put aside the trivial matters that the Queen Mother wants to talk about."
Zhao Hua also refused to give in, and said in a deep voice: "What trivial matters do I have to discuss with you? What I want to talk about is the affairs of state."
After saying this, she clapped her hands three times.
Then she saw Xiao Fuzi holding a thick book and handing it to her through the curtain.
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