"What...is going on? Why is Your Highness here?"
"Who knows, could it be possible to imitate Gaozong and have the Second Saint come to the court?"
"I don't know. Let's take a look."
Many people are whispering below, what does this mean? Could it be something big happened?
And isn’t Li Dan seriously ill? His face looks good.
Moreover, even if someone guessed that Wu Zhao succeeded to the throne in order to provide livelihood for the people and eliminate all rumors, it would not be good to show up so blatantly now, right?
To put it bluntly, you can just show up. You can either go up and imitate the Emperor Gaozong's visit to the court, or you can watch from behind the beaded curtain.
Now that he sits here, are they looking at Wu Zhao or him?
Li Dan coughed twice and said in a slightly hoarse voice: "The Imperial Preceptor has great medical skills. After several months of treatment, I am already able to go to bed. But when I heard that my mother was overworked, I asked the Imperial Preceptor to come with me to take a look. You gentlemen, you can pretend that I don’t exist.”
When all the ministers heard this, their heads hurt.
Well, it's easy to deal with you as if you don't exist, but it's not easy to deal with that old guy behind you...
Yuan Tiangang and Li Yunxiao were so famous among many officials in the Tang Dynasty that they were called the Kings of Hell...
Li Yunxiao was okay, he dealt with it in a reasonable manner, he had no grudge against him, and he didn't harm the Tang Dynasty, so no matter what, it was fine.
But Yuan Tiangang is different, as long as someone is disrespectful to Li Dan, it will be a minor injury!
But there was no way, none of them could stop Yuan Tiangang, they could only obey, after all, Wu Zhao didn't say anything.
After everything calmed down, without waiting for anyone to say anything, Wu Zhao announced that he would be demoted from the position of Prime Minister Zong Qin's guest and demoted to the rank of ninth-rank county magistrate!
At this time, everyone was confused.
Zong Qinke was also confused!
He had been in the court for more than ten years and climbed to this position step by step. He also wrote hymns and propaganda for Wu Zhao about the sun and moon shining in the sky.
The most important thing is that he is a member of the Xuantian Sect, and he is one of your own, Wu Zhao! How dare she disobey the leader and demote him from his official position?
Zong Qinke waved his hand and broke away from the guards who came to drag him out. He gritted his teeth and knelt on the ground, shouting:
"Your Majesty! I don't know what crime I have committed. I hope you will think twice!"
Zong Qinke didn't understand what was going on and didn't know what to do. He could only give Wu Zhao a little warning and think about it carefully.
Unexpectedly, Wu Zhao had no intention of talking at all. He waved his hand and asked people to continue taking him down.
Because his current official position is no longer worthy of being in the court.
"No! Let me go! I still have something to say!"
Li Dan whispered to Yuan Tiangang at this time: "Is my mother trying to establish her authority?"
Yuan Tiangang sent a message: "No, I have investigated that Qin guest, and it seems to be suspected of corruption and indulgence in lewdness."
"This move..." Yuan Tiangang's eyes narrowed slightly as he said, "It should be intended to notarize..."
Li Dan nodded: "That's right. That's easy to handle. Imperial Master, if he says anything, just throw him out."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Zong Qinke wanted to say something more, but Wu Zhao didn't give him a chance: "No need to say more, I have already pronounced the sentence!"
Zong Qinke gritted his teeth and said: "Your Majesty demoted me to the rank of ninth-rank county magistrate with just one word. Do you know what you are doing!? Do you..."
Uh-huh!
Before it was his turn to say anything more, Yuan Tiangang swayed and appeared behind Zong Qinke. Then Zong Qinke's eyes went dark and he was dragged out by Yuan Tiangang in front of all the civil and military officials... .
This action made everyone tremble with fear. They looked at Yuan Tiangang and moved his steps to the side as if he were looking at a ghost.
After sending him out, Yuan Tiangang habitually inserted his inner energy into his body.
After searching for a while, he didn't find anything unusual, but he always felt that there was a familiar aura in it, but he couldn't remember what it was for the time being.
After throwing Zong Qinke casually to the two guards, Yuan Tiangang swayed and stood behind Li Dan again.
Now, all the civil and military officials didn't mind Li Dan listening here.
They all guessed that these three people are now a team...
This was not over yet, Wu Zhao continued to issue orders, and his Qin Hakka clan members, such as Zong Chuke, Zong Jinqing and others, were dismissed from office and exiled.
After the verdict was announced, Wu Zhao stood up slowly and glanced at the ministers with a serious face.
"I know what you are thinking. You must be thinking, didn't I single-handedly promote that Qin Ke? Why are you demoting him to the county magistrate and deposing his family now?"
Wu Meiniang took out a memorial from her arms and threw it on the table.
This memorial contains all the charges against Zong Qinke, which were investigated by Di Renjie. She has suppressed them for several years, and today, she does not plan to continue suppressing them.
"Justice is the most important thing in our work in the Tang Dynasty. The brothers of the Zong family are immoral in both civil and military affairs. They also accepted wealth and sold their positions. By doing this, they have failed the people of the world and me!"
"Now that our country, the Tang Dynasty, is established and is the leader in the world, how can we tolerate corruption and bribery and sit back and do nothing?"
"If someone like him corrupts the atmosphere of the Tang Dynasty, if he is not severely punished, it will not be enough to correct the rules and discipline!"
All the ministers lowered their heads. Who couldn't see that they were trying to scare the monkeys?
She would first operate on her own people, and show her Wu Zhao's justice to them and to the world.
Seeing that no one spoke, Wu Meiniang took out a thick book from the dragon chair and looked at the ministers.
"The law of Yongzhen Grand Ceremony: Corruption can lead to imprisonment in the least, and implicate the nine clans in the worst. Now I have only demoted the official and sent me into exile, and I have shown mercy outside the law."
"You don't have to be dissatisfied with me. When I learned about Taizong, I had three things in mind!"
"Use copper as a mirror to straighten your clothes!"
"Using people as a mirror can help you understand gains and losses!"
“Using history as a mirror, we can know the ups and downs!”
"I already have a bronze mirror and a mirror of history, but now I am missing a human mirror, a mirror that I can speak to directly!"
"If you, my dear friends, have something to say, you can speak out and there is no need to be shy!"
The ministers looked at each other in shock. Wu Zhao's fair trial and severe punishment were indeed very satisfying. Some ministers who had enmity with Zong Qinke were lifted up.
For example, Wu Chengsi came in before Zong Qinke, but it took Zong Qinke less than ten years to climb to the position of prime minister. He felt uncomfortable.
Although it didn't take him long, he was a relative of the Wu family, and he had the support of a commander behind him. Even though he had no knowledge and was not worried about his future, who was his Qin guest?
Who is behind him who dares to constantly steal the flattery he wants to flatter? Are you still a prime minister like him?
It's not like he had never quarreled with Zong Qinke. Wu Chengsi even told him openly, "You've only been prime minister for a few days. Why don't you be honest when you see me?"
But Zong Qinke directly ignored him, not treating him as a colleague at all, as if he was looking at a waste, an idiot.
This time he was punished and demoted to county magistrate. Wu Chengsi immediately shouted: "Your Majesty is wise!!"
As these words fell, the other ministers also gathered up their courage and started to play!
For a time, the court became lively.
