City of Gods.
Imperial City.
Vientiane Shrine.
The queen sat on the dragon's throne, and the dragon's face was furious.
The prime ministers, prison officials, and governors of Henan Province were scolded by the queen one by one. They all lowered their heads and remained silent, standing in the main hall like living sculptures.
Since the fire in the Imperial City, the imperial court has invested countless manpower and material resources in hunting down the remnants of the previous dynasty, but what is the result?
No one was caught, but the truth about Daliang's food shortage was revealed to the world, which made Daliang's crisis worse.
The public debate is boiling, and the people are in panic all day long. The chaos caused has not been completely subsided so far.
Rumors were rife in the army. If arrangements had not been made in advance, the entire Liang Dynasty would have been in chaos.
In addition, the surrounding countries have ambiguous attitudes, especially the Liao Kingdom in the north, which has been eyeing Daliang with covetous eyes. If such trouble occurs in Daliang, they will definitely take action...
Seeing that Daliang was in danger and the world was about to be in chaos, the noble nobles in the court could not think of a single useful way to deal with it.
The Queen was really furious!
He shouted with great disappointment:
"Let's talk. Don't we talk a lot in daily life? Why are we all mute now? Even if I raise a bunch of pigs, I still know how to hum!"
Faced with the Queen's angry rebuke, the ministers had no choice but to worship together: "Your Majesty, please calm down and put the dragon body first!"
The queen's chest heaved with anger, and she sat back slumped on the throne, pinching her eyebrows, her face extremely ugly.
Fortunately, she ascended to the throne as a woman, which makes her extraordinary. In addition, she has been in charge of the world's power for many years, and she has developed a courage that only an emperor can have.
After forcibly calming down the anger in her chest, the Queen suddenly remembered something. She looked down at Young Sikou of the Prison Department and asked: "Young Sikou, I remember that I told you something two days ago. How have you done it now?"
Shaosikou bravely replied:
"Reporting to Your Majesty, that... the Thousand-Faced Fox has not returned to the capital yet."
"You haven't returned to Beijing yet?"
The Queen's voice became louder, her eyes widened, and she was about to get angry again. The heads of the young commander and all the ministers were all lowered.
However, what was expected did not happen. After a moment of silence in the hall, the Queen asked indifferently: "Why?"
Shao Sikou waved his sleeves and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, and said respectfully:
"Your Majesty, the old minister has sent an urgent letter two days ago, ordering Thousand Faced Fox to return to Beijing quickly, and then sneak into Shu Kingdom to help purchase grain. But..."
"This son has always been indulgent, and sometimes he even refuses to listen to what I say... This evildoer, I will definitely punish him well when he comes back!"
"..."
The Queen responded coldly and said coldly: "It seems that you can't control the people below. I'm wondering if I should replace him with a young Sikou who can restrain his subordinates."
When Shao Sikou heard this, he was so anxious that cold sweat actually broke out on his forehead. He first apologized seriously and asked for your majesty's forgiveness, and then he scolded the Thousand-Faced Fox severely.
The Queen remained silent, seeming to be considering who should replace Shao Sikou.
The atmosphere in the hall suddenly became subtle.
Some of the prime ministers present were very close to Shao Sikou's political opponent, the Yushitai. It was extremely rare for Shao Sikou to be defeated. These people were secretly enjoying themselves.
On weekdays, the Prison Department, as a privileged yamen alongside the internal guards, was not even looked down upon by the prime minister. The young Sikou was even more arrogant and often bullied the court officials.
Shao Sikou, Shao Sikou, weren't you, old guy, aloof in the past? Why are you here today? Haha... Some of the prime ministers snorted in their hearts and watched the show with cold eyes.
Except for some people who watched the show with cold eyes, everyone else felt sad.
They saw that the Queen was furious and wanted to take action on them. If something didn't go their way, at the very least she would be deprived of her official position and demoted to a commoner.
The Prison Department is the first to bear the brunt. You must know that the Queen always treats the Prison Department well... let alone them.
For a moment, some people in the main hall looked on with cold eyes, while some people murmured in their hearts.
Apart from Shao Sikou’s complaint, not even a cough was heard...
After Shao Sikou said something, he secretly raised his eyes to look at the Queen. Seeing that the Queen looked ugly and seemed to be serious, his heart suddenly sank to the bottom, so he said with an extremely serious face:
"Your Majesty, please give me another chance... When that evildoer comes back, I will definitely put him in prison and let him experience all kinds of torture. Life will be worse than death..."
"..."
Before Shao Sikou could finish his words, the Queen suddenly waved her hand, interrupted Shao Sikou's words and said: "Pass the decree..."
It’s over!
The Queen is looking for someone to replace Young Sikou!
There was a muffled buzzing in Shao Sikou's head, and veins popped out on his forehead. He had been with the Queen for so many years, and he knew the Queen's temper well. If the Queen became ruthless, she would not spare even her closest relatives, let alone him.
Some of the prime ministers who were close to Yushitai kept sneering in their hearts, wishing that the Queen would deprive him of his position and put him in jail, or preferably kill him.
The rest of the prime ministers did not dare to express their arrogance, for fear that if the next one did not respond well, they would be deprived of their positions by the Queen and demoted to common people.
However, as soon as the Queen said two words, she was interrupted. A eunuch holding a fly whisk upside down, running in a weird posture, broke into the hall and screamed:
"Your Majesty, please inform Your Majesty that Princess Lanling has sent an urgent letter from eight hundred miles away..."
"..."
The Queen's words were interrupted. She was extremely angry and decided to execute this person who did not understand the rules.
But as soon as she heard the eunuch's words, she immediately forgot the anger in her heart and hurriedly told her left and right: "My urgent letter must be very important, so deliver it as soon as possible."
"According to the order!"
Nangong Wan'er stood aside, quickly took an envelope from the eunuch's hand, and handed it to the queen.
The Queen began to read the letter, and the hall fell into a brief and eerie silence.
Shao Sikou knelt on the ground and waved his sleeves to wipe the cold sweat from his forehead. Princess Lanling's letter bought him a little time, and he had to think of a countermeasure.
The prime ministers all stared at the queen, trying to see any clues on her face.
After all, Princess Lanling was stationed in Hebei Province, which was very close to the Liao Kingdom. They guessed that this letter must be related to the Liao Kingdom, and... it was most likely bad news!
For example, the Liao army invaded the border and launched a massive attack.
When she was young, the Queen was expressionless after reading this letter.
The young Sikou and the prime ministers were suddenly disappointed. They could not judge the Queen's mood and anger through her expression, and it would be easy to get into trouble later when dealing with her!
The Queen turned to look at Young Sikou and asked, "You just said that you wanted to put the Thousand-faced Fox in prison and experience all the tortures? Make him live a life worse than death?"
Shao Sikou gritted his teeth and said: "That bastard, when he comes back, I will not only make him experience all kinds of torture, but also punish him for the crime of deceiving the emperor!"
"you dare!"
The Queen was immediately furious and slapped the letter on the dragon case with a bang.
