Xu Shanshan made a single "pardon" with his left hand. The civil and military official who had been nailed to the ground and couldn't kneel down suddenly stumbled forward uncontrollably as soon as his body relaxed.
“Ouch!”
This fall made the dog chew his shit, and his self-esteem was shattered to pieces.
Their faces were red and white, and their hearts were extremely complicated. They looked at each other, and countless thoughts were exchanged in each other's eyes, and no less than a hundred thoughts were moved.
Finally, these people who always acted according to the circumstances in the court finally understood the current situation. They picked up the hem of their court clothes and the first thing they did when they got up was not to save face, but to He immediately rushed to the "safe haven" of the Queen Mother.
Then...he hid behind her and complained weakly.
"The Empress Dowager, Your Majesty, she, she wants to kill us."
Once someone speaks, countless others will follow closely behind.
“Yes, yes, please save us quickly.”
“If you don’t save us, Your Majesty will never let us go.”
The Queen Mother thought, wasn't she here to support Shen'er? How come you want to save these usually arrogant ministers?
“No, it’s impossible?”
“Really, if she doesn’t kill us, she will make us into puppets. She won’t give us food or drink, and won’t let us have ideas. She will just scream We work hard until we die." One of the military attachés burst into tears.
"The Empress Dowager, look, a general was executed by Your Majesty just now!"
That scene was simply too horrible to watch.
The Queen Mother was stunned and could only be encouraged by them. She looked in the direction they pointed and saw a headless male corpse kneeling upright there. She immediately took a breath of air.
The Empress Dowager carefully asked: "Shen'er, what they said...is it true?"
Xu Shanshan led a group of people to salute the Empress Dowager, and she called out " Grandma is fine," and then replied: "Yes."
The Queen Mother glanced towards the back and saw that all the ministers were shocked and frightened, but they were speechless, looking completely oppressed. But he didn't dare to resist, like a coward.
The Queen Mother curled her lips and said deliberately: "Is there really such a technique? That would be quite good..."
"The Empress Dowager, you can't—"
They immediately roared in unison, which frightened the Empress Dowager.
"Aunt, don't you even want to save me?"
"Aunt, you can't just watch your eldest sister's child die in the hands of your grandson."< br>
Everyone who could get in touch with her quickly came forward to recognize her relatives, for fear that they would be ruthlessly "sold out" by the Empress Dowager if they were too late.
When the Empress Dowager saw that they were so afraid of Shen'er, she knew that these people had been kept submissive by Shen'er, and now she was left to clean up the mess.
She cleared her throat, and a pair of warm and nostalgic eyes fell on Xu Shanshan. This face had indeed changed, but her eyes, demeanor and strength were still hers.
"My God, you have just returned to the palace, and you still need the help of many talents. These ministers have contributed to the court for many years, and they have worked hard regardless of credit. Just let them go."< br>
Xu Shanshan's expression did not change: "But grandma, if Gu's court does not support traitors and people with double-minded intentions, if they are not loyal to me, then even Gu, the founding minister of the country, can be killed——"
< br>"Pfft", everyone knelt down impatiently this time and shouted at the top of their lungs: "Welcome your Majesty back to the palace, long live my emperor!"
Loyal, they are absolutely loyal.
The Shenwu Sect was united, and finally there was a grand scene of respectfully welcoming Emperor Yue back to the court. The Empress Dowager stepped forward and held Xu Shanshan's hand. There was a smile in her eyes, but she was filled with emotion: "Welcome back, the Ai family has been looking forward and looking forward to it, and finally waited for your return."
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Yanshou Palace
The Empress Dowager led Xu Shanshan to the bed in the palace. The palace people filed out, leaving only the two of them quietly looking at the person lying on the bed.
"Shen'er, will he never wake up?"
"Do you want him to wake up?"
The Queen Mother was immediately stunned by Xu Shanshan's rhetorical question.
She was stunned for a moment, and suddenly she laughed hoarsely: "It's because the Ai family is old and confused. What are you doing when you wake up? With a body that is sick, weak, and dying, and an incompetent and rotten brain, it can only harm yourself and others. , so what? What’s the use?”
Xu Shanshan knew that what the Empress Dowager cared about was not Emperor Yue, but the inheritance of the Jingguo royal family. Emperor Yue had long been hollowed out and could not have children, which had always been a regret in her heart. .
"I have found the future emperor of Jingguo. He is the grandson of King Jin and of orthodox royal blood."
The Queen Mother's eyes widened in surprise, and then she was overjoyed.
"Didn't you say that there is no wise king in the royal family who can take on the future of Jingguo? This, this grandson of King Jin..." She thought about it for a moment. She probably knew some of King Jin's descendants, but there was no one among them. There is no talent to be created.
"His father is dead, leaving only his widowed mother alive. He brings people into the palace and has been taught by me personally since he was a child. In time, he will become a great person."
This is the point of the Empress Dowager. Naturally, she believed in her ability, but she had concerns about other things: "He is a descendant of the Jin Dynasty, so he is always a hidden danger..."
"You don't have to interfere in this matter. Let me inform you just to make you feel at ease, so that you will not always feel that accepting me as emperor has disturbed the royal family's orthodoxy and I am sorry for the kindness of the late king and Emperor Yue."
Xu Shanshan's words commanded. The Queen Mother felt a long-lost warmth.
She reached out and hugged Xu Shanshan gently: "God, the Ai family is not like you. I entered the palace in my early years, and you were so young when I met you. Now that the Ai family is in its twilight years, you are still like this , Ai Jia is very afraid that one day he will suddenly wake up and leave you alone in the world."
"I have been like this for so many years, and loneliness is just a kind of loneliness to me. Practice."
Seeing her calm and indifferent profile, the Queen Mother was worried about her. After thinking about it, she made a decision in her heart.
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After Emperor Yue recovered from his illness and went to court, he promulgated an iron rule that court officials were not allowed to keep magicians in their homes, or be involved with any magicians, fortune tellers, fortune tellers, etc. Once discovered, Immediate dismissal from office and investigation. Those who fail to change despite repeated admonitions will be punished by the entire clan.
After the temple was burned down by a fire by Emperor Yue, people in the Holy Capital were once again panicked. Not only did the people sense the signs of a coming storm, but privately, many civil servants and military officers also had trouble sleeping at night.
"My lord, there is no need to panic. Based on my ability, those people will not be able to find any trace of me."
After hearing this, an official was worried, but the man in black beside him The old Taoist looked like an old god.
Over the years, in order to eradicate dissidents, this official cooperated with this old man in black and harmed many people without knowing it.
But because the government has never been able to find strong evidence, it is difficult to leave any solid evidence of this unpredictable magic to kill people. Even if they guessed that it was the magician who killed the person, they still cannot rely on the law. Properly apprehend the criminal and bring him to justice.
So many unjust cases remain unsolved, which also fuels the evil and desires in these people's hearts, and they regard crime as a natural way to seize power and wealth.
"You are just a low-level magician. Where do you have the confidence to deceive my emperor's eyes and ears?"
In the darkness, a yellow talisman was swung out, hitting the black clothed man directly. The old Taoist heard his scream and was knocked to the pillar. Most of his life was lost. (End of chapter)