"What's the maid's name?"
"Qiuxiang!"
Xia Tian frowned: "Which palace is she from?"
"have no idea!"
Sima Yu blinked and said with fear on his face: "She didn't let me ask!"
"I just gave him a lot of money and said that he is also from the Sima family. I will just do what she said!"
Having said this, Sima Yu swallowed and said, "Since I have owed a lot of gambling debts recently, I agreed to help her lobby all the family heads to come together to petition today!"
Xia Tian waved his hand: "We'll talk about it later!"
"yes!"
Xia Tian turned to Emperor Xia and said: "Your Majesty, I want to go to the Imperial City Division to continue hearing the case!"
“There are so many people talking here, it’s inconvenient!”
It was about the harem, Emperor Xia's face was solemn: "That's right!"
"The Ministry of Punishment is under the control of the right prime minister, so I have to worry about the right prime minister. I must catch the person behind the scenes!"
"According to the order!"
Xia Xia said seriously: "I must give an explanation to Your Majesty and the imperial court!"
Emperor Xia looked into Xia Tian's eyes with a solemn expression: "Prime Minister Zuo!"
Next to him, Sima Jian said respectfully: "Your Majesty, please give me your orders!"
The emperor looked at the boy and called him. What did he mean?
Fortunately he was focused!
Emperor Xia then turned to look at Sima Jian and said: "This matter involves the Zuo Xiangfu. You must avoid suspicion. Before this matter is investigated clearly, you should think carefully about the gains and losses of the empire in the past twenty years at home. The future of a good empire...can you understand it?"
Suddenly, all the officials were shocked!
Is this an attempt to seize Prime Minister Zuo's power?
Emperor, what do you want to do?
Think about it, the emperor first imprisoned the empire's aristocratic families, powerful men, and wealthy heads of families!
Immediately afterwards, he deprived the left prime minister of his power... It's horrifying to think about it!
The veterans who have experienced the founding of the Great Xia Empire have a series of stories in their hearts at this moment, and their scalps are numb with fear!
The emperor at this moment looks very much like he did twenty years ago when he led them to force the palace to usurp the throne!
Silent as a cicada!
The ministers who originally wanted to plead for mercy saw that Sima Jian was deprived of his power, and all of them felt cold in their hearts, and they didn't even dare to let out a fart!
Emperor Xia seemed to sense the thoughts of his ministers.
He stood on the dragon chariot and slowly turned around to look at the ministers behind him: "In the past few years, all the ministers have worked hard and created the Great Xia Dynasty for many years, bringing great order to the world, allowing the people to live and work in peace and contentment, and their lives are getting better and better!"
"I felt very accomplished at that time, how about you?"
Emperor Xia shouted sternly: "All the veterans who followed me in establishing the Great Xia Empire... please stand up for me!"
"According to the order!"
Sixty of the ministers stood up, gathered in front of Emperor Xia, bowed and said, "Yes!"
Emperor Xia's body was as straight as a sword. He looked up at the street in the distance, his eyes sweeping over the simple faces: "What did you think when you followed me to raise troops and overthrow the tyranny of the former Qin Dynasty?"
All the veterans said in unison: "Smash the tyranny of the former Qin and build a brand new Great Xia Empire. Let the people of the world live better and better. Let the Great Xia Empire stand proudly and powerfully on the mainland so that no one dares to bully me. In the Daxia Empire, no one dares to bully my people in the Daxia Empire!"
Yes, when the Great Xia Empire was founded, the Xia Emperor and his ministers were ambitious.
There is no doubt about this!
It is not easy to be an emperor who can create a dynasty, and to be a minister who can follow the emperor to create a dynasty.
at this time.
The veterans remembered those days full of energy!
The more they think about it, the brighter their eyes become!
yes!
I remember that they were full of ideals and motivation back then!
But in the past twenty years, their ambitions have been wiped out by time.
Quietly, Emperor Xia gave them enough time to recall their high spirits and ambitions back then!
Xia Tian took a deep look at Emperor Xia who was on the dragon's side!
He, the emperor, has his own way of doing things.
It’s just a pity!
His current focus is not on governing the country, but on becoming an immortal!
Finally, Emperor Xia saw what he wanted to see in the eyes of all the veterans, and then he spoke: "At the beginning of the year, my Xiaojiu left the imperial capital to become the king of Huangzhou. When he left the west gate of the imperial capital, his newborn calf was not afraid of tigers. He once swore to serve the world. , establish a destiny for the people, carry forward the unique knowledge of the past saints, and create peace for all generations!"
Xia Tian's oath has long been spread throughout the world!
The emperor spoke domineeringly: "At that time, countless people laughed at him for being too young, laughing at him for not knowing the heights of the world, and laughing at him for not understanding the sufferings of the world and only living in beautiful imaginations!"
"Did you think so at the beginning?"
All the veterans lowered their heads!
"Hahaha......"
Emperor Xia said proudly: "Anyway, I was shocked when I heard this!"
"Later, my Xiaojiu killed bandits all the way to help the poor people, wiped out the so-called bandit families, went into Huangzhou to kill the foreign races in the mountains, cooperated with Lieutenant Li to resist the attack of Sirius' 200,000 troops, and fought to the death in Huangzhou , vowing to live and die together with the people of Huangzhou!"
Emperor Xia became more and more proud as he spoke: "At that time, everyone in the world thought that Huangzhou was insecure and my Xiaojiu was doomed!"
"To be honest, I was also very worried at the time, afraid of waiting for the news that Xiaojiu died in Huangzhou!"
"However, Xiaojiu did not disappoint me. He led the people of Huangzhou to cooperate with the imperial army to destroy the 200,000-strong army of Sirius, and saved Princess Tianlang alive, and made a great contribution!"
"For the first time in twenty years, our Daxia defeated the Sirius Empire in the Barren State, a complete act of national humiliation!"
"I ask you...were you happy then?"
"Happy!"
All the veterans remembered the excitement at that time!
An old minister said: "I drank a few more bottles of wine and danced with swords!"
"Hahaha......"
All the veterans couldn’t help but laugh knowingly!
Recalling the time when they heard the news about Huangzhou’s victory, they not only drank a few more glasses of wine, but also had a few more beauties on that beautiful night!
That’s really exciting news of victory!
At this time, Emperor Xia's expression also softened a lot: "This year there was a natural disaster and the world was short of food. Millions of refugees with no food to eat, no clothes to wear, and no houses to live in the barren state flowed into Xiaojiu's territory!"
"I know that many people are watching Huangzhou's jokes and my Xiaojiu's jokes!"
"These people think... Huangzhou is impoverished and has been burned by war for twenty years. Therefore, the millions of refugees entering Huangzhou will definitely collapse the Huangzhou fiefdom, cause riots and wars there, and destroy Huangzhou. Burn into nothingness!”
"Yeah?"
The ministers did not dare to answer!
Emperor Xia did not press for an answer: "But my little Jiu traveled around, making things in the barren state, doing business all over the empire, and supporting these millions of refugees. Although there was a small chaos during this period, it was still under control. Stabilized the situation in Huangzhou!"
"This will make you and everyone else's eyes fall to the ground again!"
"Yeah?"
None of the ministers dared to answer!
"He is braver and more tenacious than I imagined, and is deeply loved and admired by the people of the empire. He is qualified to be a role model for all officials in the imperial court!"
"Do you think so?"
"yes!"
The veterans remembered Xia Xia's contribution to Da Xia: "In these matters, I will obey you!"
"Hahaha......"
Emperor Xia smiled even more heartily: "Just be convinced!"
"I, what I actually want to say today is... the oath my Xiaojiu made when leaving the imperial capital is being fulfilled step by step with his own actions!"
"In him, can you see the shadow of our former officers?"
"able!"
All the veterans answered in unison!
They took a deep look at Xia Tian, and even if they were hostile, their eyes became softer!
Emperor Xia was very satisfied: "Next, the left prime minister will avoid suspicion in the palace, and the government will be controlled by my right prime minister, Xiaojiu. Do you have any objection?"
Suddenly.
All officials were shocked!
What's the meaning?
Does the emperor want to make the king of Huangzhou the crown prince?
