In the morning, all officials gathered together.
The empress's majesty became even more majestic, and she scanned the ministers with cold eyes. All the ministers who were glanced at were frightened.
Duke Chen Guogong suffered a defeat, and the situation in the court changed slightly. The person sitting on the Dragon Throne now seems to be no longer a little emperor who allows others to bully him, but is gradually transforming into a man-eating tiger.
Chen Guogong glanced sideways, and the officials at Yushitai understood it, and some of them braved the situation and came out.
"I impeach the Queen Mother of the current dynasty. She has no rules and regulations, goes out of the palace without permission, and kills court officials. Please make your decision."
"I second the proposal."
"I also second my opinion."
The people speaking now are all from the Yushitai.
Zhao Anli curled his lips next to the empress. Do these guys really think that the old witch is a soft persimmon?
I'm afraid it will be too late to cry by then.
"Yesterday, several ministers jointly impeached the Queen Mother. I already know it. Today I just want to ask, what do you think should be done?"
The empress learned the lesson and kicked the ball back.
All the officials were talking about it.
There is no ancestral etiquette to punish the Queen Mother, and ordinary officials are not so bold.
Seeing no one responded, the empress said again: "Why don't you say anything? Since the impeachment is being impeached, a charter must be issued."
A royal censor glanced at Chen Guogong and planned to fight for wealth, so he said firmly: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother overstepped her authority and killed the court officials without permission. She should be punished according to... according to the national law!"
As soon as these words fell to the ground, the whole hall was filled with loneliness.
Everyone looked at the censor Yan Guan who was kneeling on the ground with a kind of amused look, and no one dared to second his opinion.
The empress said coldly: "I am very relieved that Mr. Liang is so loyal and forthright. In that case, please invite the Queen Mother to come over."
"The Queen Mother has arrived——"
Following Huang Zhong's sharp voice, Luo Qingshuang floated up wearing a black and gold patterned expensive makeup, her movements were graceful and luxurious.
"Happy Queen Mother -"
The ministers knelt down.
This time even Chen Guogong was no exception and knelt down.
The empress stepped forward to help Luo Qingshuang and let her sit on the dragon chair together.
Luo Qingshuang looked at the ministers with a half-smile, "It's getting cold, please get up, and don't kneel."
"I would like to thank the Queen Mother."
The ministers stood up and retreated into the courtroom, all with their heads lowered. The atmosphere in the courtroom changed.
Luo Qingshuang's sense of oppression was much stronger than that of the emperor. Just a cold look made the calves of the imperial censors tremble.
The empress explained the current situation to her.
Luo Qingshuang smiled indifferently and said to the prostrate censor: "Master Liang impeached me and wanted me to be killed by the national law, right?"
"My lord, my lord..."
Mr. Liang waited for a long time but could not figure out the reason.
He had known that the emperor would invite the queen mother here, and he would always think of this as the one who stood out in whatever he said.
"Someone, bring it up."
Luo Qingshuang shouted, and immediately saw the imperial guards moving outside the hall, carrying a huge hollow copper pillar, with wood and charcoal piled underneath.
This scene caused an uproar among the officials. Some people felt that something was going to happen and seemed panicked.
Mr. Liang was so frightened that he crawled a few steps like a dog and said in horror: "Queen Mother, please spare my life! I, I just..."
Luo Qingshuang said: "Don't worry, the Ai family will not let you die unjustly, pass on the evidence."
Wow!
The imperial guards brought several people from the new city. Those people had never seen such a battle before. They knelt on the ground with their heads lowered and did not dare to say a word.
"Tell Mr. Liang how Han Boning, the son of the county governor, humiliated the Ai family." Luo Qingshuang spoke coldly.
The people were panicked and said, "Young Master Han wanted to snatch the Queen Mother back home. Many people saw it at that time. The Queen Mother originally wanted to spare his life, but he refused. He threatened that his uncle was a retainer of the Duke and no one dared to mess with him. I will also kill the Queen Mother.”
"It's so true!"
All officials were in an uproar.
Chen Guogong's eyelids twitched and he looked at Luo Qingshuang with sadness.
Luo Qingshuang was also looking at him and said coldly to him: "The Duke raised a bunch of good dogs, but unfortunately he didn't take good care of them. He let them out and bit the Aijia, and the Aijia executed them on the spot. Is this a crime?"
"My lord, I am guilty."
Chen Guogong knelt down without any resistance. It seemed that he was also frightened by the strong Luo Qingshuang.
After all, the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, including him, rarely interacted with the Queen Mother, and no one could figure out her background.
Zhao An was a little surprised. Today's old witch is a strong group. She dared to break up with Chen Guogong on the spot, and judging from her posture, she planned to directly torture and execute the court officials. Where did she get the confidence?
The empress was also shocked.
She originally thought that the Queen Mother came here to deal with Chen Shixu and Wei Snake, and then let it go. She did not expect that she would be so arrogant.
Luo Qingshuang once again looked at Mr. Liang, who turned pale with fright, "As an imperial censor, you unknowingly framed this palace and slandered the majesty of the royal family. You should have killed the ten clans, but God has the virtue of good life. The Ai family will only kill you today to alert all officials and be respectful to the royal family."
She waved.
The imperial guards broke in and without any explanation, removed Mr. Liang's official hat and court uniform in public.
"Queen Mother, you have no right to kill ministers without authorization!"
Another censor jumped out, it was Lord Liang's friend, Lord Li.
Luo Qingshuang said calmly: "It is worthy of death to frame this palace, right, Emperor?"
The empress said angrily: "What the Queen Mother said is correct. Mr. Li, you will not retreat yet."
"No need." Luo Qingshuang blocked her exit, "Come here, drag us down together."
"Queen Mother, you can't!"
"Queen Mother!"
The two officials screamed and were dragged out of the hall and tied to the hollow copper pillars, and then a fire started below.
Zhao An's scalp suddenly went numb.
Only then did I realize that this horse was a cannon!
Luo Qingshuang wants to burn two censors alive.
In the following time, Zhao An, the empress and the officials watched a human torture.
As the temperature of the copper pipe increased, the two officials wailed like ghosts crawling out of hell.
Some timid officials, who had never seen such a scene, collapsed on the ground and could not speak.
The expressions of Chen Guogong and several ministers also changed.
It was their first time to experience the Queen Mother's methods, which were too shocking and caught people off guard.
The smell of barbecue wafted through the hall, and some people began to retching.
Luo Qingshuang always had a smile on her face, "This is a warning, not a sign of Ai Jia's cruelty. Emperor, why don't you tell the capital to expose the two thieves' crimes, and then send troops to capture the county governor's family, take them to the capital, and kill them all."
The empress was stuck for a moment, with beads of sweat covering her forehead.
She was really scared.
At this moment, in the Golden Palace, except for the sound of barbecue and the roar of flames, no one dared to speak. They all shrank their heads and acted like turtles.
Chen Guogong lowered his head, veins twitching on his forehead.
Luo Qingshuang was a hundred times more cruel than he expected.
He even had a hunch that if he dared to speak now, Luo Qingshuang would dare to tie him up and burn him together!
So what does Luo Qingshuang have to rely on? If she dares to kill ministers in front of the court, she won't be afraid of the wrath of heaven and people, saying that she is a demon queen who is causing harm to the country?
The empress hesitated for a moment and ordered that the entire family of the county guard be escorted to the capital for questioning.
