The stormy sky disturbed the imperial city, but it could not stop the ministers from going to court.
Not only because they were going to listen to the lectures of the aloof Queen, but also because today was the winter solstice. According to the practice of previous years, the palace should distribute fortunes to the ministers in the court today.
The current courtiers are also divided into two factions. Just like back then, Concubine Li's Linghu family can finally feel proud.
Just because of the emperor's uncle Xia Yuan, the right minister who had resigned due to illness did not dare to come out for a while. After all, the emperor had changed, but the ministers below him were still there.
Snowflakes all over the sky dyed the high palace walls of the imperial city white. A group of ministers came to the entrance of the palace in carriages, waiting for the time to enter the court.
They also knew that today's morning court was no different from the previous ones. They could shout at most two long lives, collect their respective benefits, and then retreat.
The current situation is stable, not only the queen, but also the ministers in the court feel that they have nothing to do.
Only Prime Minister Zuo and others are looking forward to one day coming sooner.
In their hearts, no matter how long the long winter is, there will eventually be a moment when spring flowers bloom and the ice and snow melt.
With a rumble, the heavy palace door slowly opened. The sound was extremely dull, just like the hazy weather, hitting the hearts of the ministers hard.
The left minister stood behind the right minister and said calmly: "After the winter solstice, it will not be long before the beginning of spring. Have you found the whereabouts of those children?"
A trace of melancholy flashed in the right minister's eyes, and then anger ignited.
He replied softly: "No, I don't know where Su Qingyue hid them!"
I was shocked, wondering how long it had been and why there was no news at all?
The right minister looked at him and said word by word: "The best I can do is wait until the Qingming Festival. If there is no news about their family, I won't be able to endure it any longer."
He closed his lips tightly and his face turned pale.
They had not received news from the emperor for a long time, but he did not panic because he believed that Nalan Yu and Wei Xian were still in command of Jiang Huo.
As long as the army is still under the control of his own people, there is still time to regain control of the dynasty with the help of the more powerful Imperial Army and his own people.
The queen can usurp the throne, and they can depose the current emperor.
As long as the Queen dares to use the control of the Imperial Army, the two of them will have reason to attack them, and everyone is competing for patience.
Let's see who can beat whom to death.
A group of courtiers filed in and headed towards the Golden Palace, hoping to go back to reunite with their families early after the routine.
In the hearts of most people, who becomes the emperor has little bearing on them.
As long as the Queen does not take off the official hats on their heads, and as long as the palace issues salaries on time, why wouldn't they be happy to be monks and clock-clocking for a day?
At this moment, Nalanyu walked up to the Right Prime Minister and said, "Your Excellency, what do you think we are going to do?"
The right minister frowned and glanced at him, thinking, is this the place to talk?
He took a deep breath and replied softly: "I don't know right now, I'll wait."
The team that went to court slowly moved forward. Some were happy and some were dissatisfied. Nalan was really so sad.
Nalan Yu sighed, and he also understood that this was not the place to talk.
Today is the winter solstice, and these guys are looking forward to going to court early, shouting a few long live greetings, and then going home to spend time with their wives and children.
…
Everything is the same as usual, nothing has changed.
The shops in the imperial city are still open to welcome customers, and the vendors in the vegetable market are still open for business. On snowy days, their business is a bit better than before.
Because of the cold weather, their dishes are more expensive, but not many people care about them.
After all, everyone understands that it is not easy in this kind of weather.
If it weren't for the sake of making a living, who would be willing to work tirelessly and bravely in the snow to do business in such a freezing weather?
This is the imperial city of the Five Realms, and this is also the world of fireworks.
However, on such an ordinary day, something extraordinary happened.
Because the imperial guards from the four major military camps in the imperial city got up in the morning to wash up. After breakfast, they wanted to go out to change defenses at the city gate but found that they could not get out.
Neither the ordinary imperial troops nor the guards of the four major city gates can get out.
Even with the command arrows in their hands, they could not get out, which frightened a group of Forbidden Soldiers into shouting. The experienced Forbidden Army soldiers stopped the screaming ones and said that they would wait until noon.
They knew that strange things like today had only happened twice in the Imperial City.
The first time was more than ten years ago, when the eldest prince led an army of 100,000 people back from southern Xinjiang and overthrew the second prince from the throne in one day.
Or was it the current moment that made them feel terrified.
I thought to myself, could it be that the queen who had just ascended the throne would be overthrown again?
As a result, a group of forbidden soldiers raised their heads and looked in the direction of the palace, hoping to get the result as soon as possible.
The more upbeat Forbidden Army said: "It's okay. General Nalan, who went to court, will naturally come to rescue us when he receives the news."
"Don't panic, everyone. Even if the emperor changes, it has nothing to do with us."
"That's right, the east wind blows and the war drums beat. Who should we fear in a fight?"
The same is true for the four major military camps. Everyone is waiting for the final news to come from the palace.
…
It was still a quarter of an hour before the hour, when the imperial guards on duty at the four city gates were wondering, shouting that the brothers who were changing shifts were running a quarter of an hour slower than usual.
Unexpectedly, a group of defenders from Baiyu City were ushered in.
The leader of the team was Wang Tianhua, the city lord of White Jade City, while Wei Qingyu went to the North City Gate.
"There are special circumstances today. I'm afraid you will have to wait hard until after noon before the brothers in the military camp can come to change defenses."
Wang Tianhua looked at the guards in Nancheng and said, "If you are working hard, you can let the brothers you brought here guard you for two hours."
The guard's brows were furrowed. Judging from Wang Tianhua's tone, he was afraid that the entire imperial city was about to undergo great changes, otherwise the White Jade City Lord would not have led the defenders to the imperial city without permission.
What should I do next? At a glance, it seems that the other party is coming with thousands of soldiers. How can dozens of them struggle?
As a result, the four major city gates changed their defenses almost instantly, and the replaced imperial troops did not leave.
Because they were told that before noon, they would not be able to enter even if they returned to the gate of the military camp.
When the imperial guards heard this, they decided to stay by the fire instead of standing outside the barracks to blow the wind.
The sky is falling, but the general is holding it up.
Wang Tianhua looked at a group of Imperial City Imperial Guards and smiled and said: "There is just a little trouble in the Imperial City, and we need you all to stay here. As long as you don't mess around, nothing unexpected will happen."
As a result, the common people and merchants entering and leaving the imperial city suddenly discovered that the number of forbidden troops at the city gate today was more than three times greater than in the past.
Even with so many more defenders, no one made it difficult for the merchants and people entering and leaving the city.
The wind and snow remained as usual, and both Wang Tianhua and others from White Jade City, as well as the Imperial City Forbidden Army who stayed behind, were all looking forward to the arrival of noon.
…
At midnight, the door to the Golden Palace of the Imperial Palace opened, and a group of ministers waiting to go to court filed in.
The old eunuch had already been promoted, and was replaced by a new, handsome young eunuch.
After all the ministers lined up, Wang Yi, the great eunuch, walked out from the back of the palace, accompanied by the Queen and Imperial Preceptor Su Qingyue.
Looking at a group of serious ministers, Wang Yi cleared his throat.
He said loudly: "Today is the winter solstice, Her Majesty the Queen has prepared a gift for the ministers of the court. Please collect it after you leave the court for a while."
"Her Majesty the Queen rarely celebrates the winter solstice. All ministers wish her good luck and everything goes well."
"Long live my emperor, I can't thank you enough."
"Long live my emperor, I wish you good luck on the winter solstice."
For a while, the ministers expressed their gratitude one after another, thinking that nothing happened to them at court, and they were afraid that the Queen would finish her lecture and go home after receiving the benefits.
"If you have anything to report, you will leave the court if you have nothing to do. It is the winter solstice. Everyone should go home early to spend time with your family."
Su Qingyue, who was wearing a white dress with gold trim, looked gentler than before.
Looking at the crowd, she said in unison: "The Queen wishes everyone a happy holiday."
In her eyes, the right minister and others were unwilling to do anything about it. As long as she didn't expose the emperor's disappearance, no one would dare to cause trouble for her and the queen.
Two years, in her opinion, was just a blink of an eye.
As long as the head of Qingcheng rises and she takes control of the entire Qingcheng, she will no longer be afraid of trouble caused by Xia Yuan, the right minister.
This is the confidence of her and Li Fei.
The right minister has been silent, quietly looking at the two women in the golden palace, thinking to himself, if the imperial master suddenly comes back one day, how will you face it?
Because he knows that no matter what kind of crisis the Imperial Master faces, he can get rid of it with a wave of his hand.
And after experiencing many changes, as long as they and the Prime Minister don't stand up, it will be difficult for these two women to die a good death.
Looking at everything in front of him, he seemed to see the expressionless face of the Imperial Master.
He was saying softly: "I'm here, just let your horse come over."
Prime Minister Zuo also had no expression on his face, but he had to admit that the woman in front of him was indeed stronger than him, and her cultivation was beyond his ability to resist.
However, he thought in his heart that if it weren't for His Majesty the Emperor, he, the right minister, and the general would not have been trapped in the imperial city.
Nalan Yu, who was standing behind everyone, was speechless. He was no longer willing to look at the two women again.
He was afraid that he would fight Su Qingyue before the spring bloomed, even if he couldn't beat the two women in front of him.
"I hope God will fulfill my wishes!" Nalan Yu, who couldn't bear it anymore, finally couldn't hold back and shouted loudly.
The ministers were in awe for a moment, no one dared to accept Lan Yu's words, even the right minister frowned, no matter what, today is not the best time.
Su Qingyue was stunned, looked at Nalan Yu and said in a deep voice: "Is General Nalan congratulating the emperor, or cursing the emperor? Today is a good day!"
Her voice suddenly became cold and ruthless, and she released the power of her cultivation, trying to suppress Nalan Yu.
As a general, Nalan Yu had experienced many bloody battles, so he did not panic at all when faced with Su Qingyue's threats.
"Is there something wrong with Mr. Su? Is there any curse in my words?"
Nalan Yu raised his head and said quietly: "I think back when I accompanied the emperor to fight in southern Xinjiang and accompanied the national advisor to kill the enemy in Beihai. Where were Mr. Su and the Queen at that time?"
With a rumble, Nalan Yu's words sounded like thunder in the winter.
It hit hard on the heads of a group of ministers who were pretending to be ignorant, and also hit hard on the heads of Su Qingyue and Li Fei.
The two of them were stunned, unable to find the words to reply.
"Bold, ignorant people dare to question Her Majesty the Queen and the Imperial Master in the court!"
The great eunuch glanced at him and said sternly: "Is it possible that General Nalan doesn't think about his family and doesn't want to spend the winter solstice?"
The right minister sighed in his heart, looked at the queen in the golden palace, and said quietly: "The queen can't wait any longer, is she going to kill a bunch of meritorious ministers?"
The queen frowned slightly and glanced at Su Qingyue beside her.
Su Qingyue smiled coldly, took a step forward and said, "Even so, what will happen to the right minister?"
The right minister was stunned, his beard trembled in anger, and he shouted loudly: "Su Qingyue, who do you think you are?"
It was when Su Qingyue wanted to show off her power and put pressure on the right prime minister.
The two heavy carved doors of the Golden Palace automatically closed without any wind, creaking slowly and making a dull sound.
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