Wu Meiniang frowned slightly and asked, "Why isn't Li Yifu here?"
An official spoke slowly: "Back to the Queen Mother, Li Yifu... resigned a few days ago."
"What!?"
Wu Meiniang was stunned for a moment. She had just ignored the government affairs for several months, but someone actually resigned?
"what reason?"
"Uh... back to my wife, Li Yifu was over eighty years old and was weak. He fell to the ground while attending court in Chang'an."
"Is that so..." Wu Meiniang nodded after hearing this.
"Time is really not forgiving..."
"Do you know where he went after he resigned?"
All the ministers shook their heads.
"Whatever...whatever..." Wu Meiniang said twice in succession, a look of pity flashed across her face.
From the beginning when Li Yifu rebelled against Changsun Wuji and remonstrated with Wang Liwu to depose Wang Liwu, to when the two used his clever words to eliminate the old officials in the government, she remembered all this.
After pondering for a moment, no one in the court was willing to speak. Seeing this, Wu Meiniang suddenly said:
"Lift your face to the Aijia!"
After giving the order, all the civil and military officials raised their heads, but many people still had the same look with wandering eyes.
Wu Meiniang sneered.
"The Ai family knows what you are thinking. You are wondering why this old widow is sitting in the main hall again after she just said she would no longer participate in government affairs."
"Those rebellions and natural disasters are all because of this old widow. Why don't you die quickly? Is the Ai family right?"
The court hall was completely silent, no one said a word.
Because what she said was right and she spoke the thoughts of many people, but what she was thinking was one thing and whether she dared to say it was another matter.
Wu Meiniang caressed her clothes, stood up slowly, and walked outside the bead curtain.
"Aijia might as well tell you the truth."
"From the Ai family's point of view, as long as you sit in this court, don't talk to the Ai family about ancestral etiquette or the rules of past dynasties!"
“Let’s just talk about abilities today!”
Seeing Wu Meiniang coming out, the ministers all lowered their heads again.
Wu Meiniang said in a cold tone: "What are you afraid of? Huh? Have you not visited the Ai family often? Why don't you dare to do it now?"
"Ask yourselves, do you dare not, or do you want to let go of the pedantry in your heart!?"
Seeing that everyone was still silent, Wu Meiniang said in a serious tone: "Raise your head! Since His Majesty agrees to your coming, then Ai Jia's words are his holy will!"
The ministers didn't know what she was going to do, and they didn't dare to disobey her. They could only lower their heads and look at her with raised eyelids.
Wu Meiniang looked at the ministers and couldn't help but sigh.
It doesn't matter if you stare at her normally, or if you don't look at her, just lower your head and roll your eyes to look at her, hundreds of pairs of eyes at a time, no matter how you look at her, you will react!
After straightening her clothes, Wu Meiniang asked: "The Ai family has been in power for decades and has failed the people of the world. Do you know?"
If this sentence comes from the mouth of the emperor, it is normal.
From Wu Meiniang's words, they felt very strange.
But they didn't dare to reason. Li Xian was the emperor, and now he still listened to Wu Meiniang. What could they say? All I can say is that I know.
Who would have thought that after they answered, Wu Meiniang's words suddenly changed, and she said in a cold tone: "In that case, Ai's family has served the late emperor for more than twenty years, and has worried about the country and the people for years of disasters."
"Your wealth and honor are all given by the Holy Spirit, and the happiness of the people is all brought by the Holy Spirit. Do you deny it!?"
Hearing these words, the civil and military officials were suddenly shocked.
Yes, although she is a member of the female class, from the moment she entered the court, she and His Majesty worked together to bring down Changsun Wuji.
After entering the East Palace, he defeated the wealthy party and almost killed all his family members.
Since Li Zhi contracted a stroke, she was ordered to participate in government affairs when she was in danger. During the Linde period, she began to attend government affairs in the same court.
Be considerate of the people, stabilize the people, and adopt Li Yifu's suggestions to expand granary storage.
When Baekje Goryeo was overthrown, dozens of ministers in the court strongly opposed it. She was the one who argued hard. These things all have her shadow.
Even though they know there must be something fishy here, these achievements are real.
Since Di Renjie proposed the reward and punishment system in the court, which general has not received rewards now?
What soldier has not received a commendation?
In the eyes of the people, is Wu Meiniang a heinous person?
Now if you look carefully, you can clearly see that there are a few strands of white in her hair.
She has long admitted that she has done a lot of bad things, but she deserves to be worthy of the world.
Wu Meiniang stared at them closely.
"The late emperor passed away and entrusted Xian'er to the Ai family. The Ai family originally wanted to stop this, but they rebelled against Zhu Xian and Xian'er couldn't make up his mind."
"Even though you all understand now, you still don't even dare to look at the Ai family!"
"The Ai family will make things clear to you now. If you deliberately think that you can surpass the Ai family, you might as well stand up and compete with the Ai family head-on to see who can settle these things!"
"If not! Then let the Ai family change their minds and obey orders respectfully. Otherwise, just return to their fields and their hometowns."
This statement is very obvious. Anyone who has the ability to assist Li Xian should go quickly and settle these things outside, no matter what you say.
If you feel you don't have the ability, just shut up and listen to her, or else just stay away.
Since ancient times, the court has been full of loyal ministers. These are just words of boasting. How many are truly honest and upright?
Who would give up their job and return home? There are still people in their thirties and forties above the court who have just started their careers. Faced with this naked intimidation, who dares to object?
Although there is no Di Renjie here, he is still handling the case in Qianling, but everyone knows that even if Di Renjie is here now, he probably won't open his mouth to refute anything.
Wu Chengsi below looked around, squeezed his sweaty palms, and plucked up the courage to walk out.
"The Queen Mother is kind to all living beings, and she is grateful even to plants, animals, and animals. Her benevolence and righteousness are as good as those of Yao and Shun. She has the talent of the Ming Dynasty and the kindness of compassion."
"Who among all the people in the world does not want to be loyal to the Queen Mother? I, Wu Chengsi, only serve under the Queen Mother's orders!"
Wu Meiniang's face instantly turned cold after listening to Wu Chengsi's words.
Wu Chengsi thought he would be praised, but when he looked up, he saw Wu Meiniang looking at him with cold eyes, and he was suddenly stunned.
Gao Lishi on the side sighed secretly, thinking, this child is not unintelligent, he is just a simple fool!
You have to use the right words when flattering. Since Yong Hui, these two words, world and people, have been somewhat taboo. It's okay to say it from the mouths of Wu Meiniang, Your Majesty and the Marshal, but you can't.
really!
Snapped!
Wu Meiniang slapped her palm out from the air, and the wind mixed with internal force hit Wu Chengsi's face directly, sending him flying away.
All the ministers turned a deaf ear to this, secretly saying that they deserved it.
Gao Lishi looked at the scene in front of him and was suddenly stunned.
It seems that this is how his old buddy Li Yifu, who he often chatted with before, slowly gained Wu Meiniang's trust.
But now the provocateur and the beater have changed.
They became Wu Meiniang and Wu Chengsi!
Wu Chengsi fell asleep directly outside. Except for the bleeding from the corner of his mouth, he was very comfortable.
Wu Meiniang suddenly showed such a hand, which shocked many ministers. Within a moment, they knelt on the ground and whispered in agreement with Wu Chengsi's previous words.
"I hope you will obey the Queen Mother's orders!"
Wu Meiniang nodded and dismissed all the ministers. After she became familiar with those things, she discussed how to deal with them.
After everyone left, Wu Meiniang slowly came to sit on the dragon chair, with fluorescent lights in her eyes.
"Child slave...this right has finally come into my hands, but I can't be happy anymore..."
Ever since she entered the palace, Li Zhi's nickname came up, and she didn't know when. She called her this name less and less.
Gao Lishi outside the door listened to the sounds in the hall and sighed secretly.
Ever since Li Zhi passed away, he had never seen Wu Meiniang showing such an expression.
At this moment, she looked completely different from when she went to court.
Is she sad about Li Zhi, or about something else...
