Chapter 1604
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Not to mention the confused ministers, even Dai Xu was a little confused. However, she quickly figured it out.
The Empress couldn't do anything to him in other matters, so she could only use her status to suppress him. He had no reason to disobey the edict for such a small matter.
Understanding this, Dai Xu calmly thanked the Empress and accepted the edict.
The Empress wanted to play with her. She wanted to see what tricks the Empress, whom she had watched grow up, could come up with.
Dai Xu refused to leave with the ministers and left the throne room alone.
The other ministers whispered to each other for a long time before they completely left the throne room.
In the corridor not far away, the Shi Sheng leaned against a pillar and watched the ministers leave.
"Your Majesty, the Prime Minister didn't get angry, nor did he question you. He calmly accepted the edict." A female official stood behind him and reported what had happened in the throne room.
"He's capable of great things," the Shi Sheng said faintly. "It's a pity that he wanted to rebel against me."
The female official was puzzled. What did the Empress mean by praising the Prime Minister and saying it was a pity?
"Scatter stones outside the throne room tomorrow," the Shi Sheng ordered the female official. "Sharpen them a little. It's best if they can remember it well."
The female official was shocked. "Your Majesty … this … this won't do, right?"
The Shi Sheng patted his clean dragon robe and straightened his body. His eyes fell on the eaves in the distance. "They all say that I'm muddle-headed and unreasonable. It's okay to be willful and reckless."
The female official stared blankly at the back of the Shi Sheng as he left. For the first time, she felt that the Empress's back was so determined and fearless.
This was the aura that an Empress should have.
The female official suddenly had a feeling that this day … would be different from now on.
…
The next day, the ministers looked at the stones scattered outside the throne room and felt dizzy. What was the Empress trying to do?
Was she trying to kill them?
Kneeling like this for four hours already took their lives. If they continued to kneel like this, wouldn't they die here?
The ministers protested and asked to see the Empress. The outside of the throne room was as noisy as a market.
"Her Majesty is here …"
The noisy ministers stopped shouting and looked at the person who appeared on the steps in front of the throne room.
Some of the ministers were the first people they had seen since His Majesty came back from the dead. They gave them a completely different feeling from before. They no longer had the feeling of being timid and afraid to fight. Instead, they exuded the domineering aura of a king who looked down on the world.
They seemed to see the shadow of the previous Empress.
This was the aura an emperor should have.
"What? Who's not convinced?" Shi Sheng stood on the steps and looked down at the people below.
"Your Majesty, we have no problem praying for blessings, but this …" The minister who spoke looked at the broken stones on the ground. How could they kneel?
"What's the problem?" Shi Sheng's tone did not change at all, as if she did not know what the minister was trying to say.
"Your Majesty, if you do this, people will die. Many adults are old, and kneeling for four hours a day is already the limit. Now you're adding so many stones …"
Shi Sheng smirked. "Do any of you have any objections to my orders?"
I can't deal with you treacherous officials. This baobao is the ancestor of treacherous officials.
The group of ministers: "…" Did she even hear what they said?
The group of ministers was silent for a moment.
Shi Sheng waved her hand. "Since no one has any objections, let's start now."
Pfft —
When did they say they had no objections?
Your Majesty, your interpretation of the situation is a little strange!
"Your Majesty, are you deliberately torturing us?" No.1 of the treacherous officials' party stood up unconvinced. "What did we do wrong?"
Shi Sheng raised her eyebrows. "What did you do wrong? You're asking me? "
No.1 of the treacherous officials' party straightened her chest. "Your Majesty, please tell us. If you can't give us a convincing reason, we won't be convinced."
The woman on the steps looked arrogant, and her arrogant voice resounded through the air. "I am the world."
It wasn't clear if the officials had been scared silly, or if they'd forgotten to react, but they all looked at Shi Sheng with stupefied expressions.
However, Shi Sheng did not react at all. She continued, "If you have any objections, you have to keep them to yourself. If you don't agree, you can kick me out of this position. As long as I'm in this position, you have to listen to me … You're welcome to rebel."
You're welcome to rebel?
You're here to rebel?
Rebel?
Rebel?
Did they hear it wrong?
Did Her Majesty just say that?
The word "rebel" was taboo for a ruler. How could she say it like that? Did she lose her mind in the past three days?
The atmosphere was strange. The ministers looked at each other and did not say anything for a while.
They did not know how to respond.
Shi Sheng looked at the treacherous official Dai Xu. This Prime Minister had been cold and aloof from beginning to end. She just stared at the ground without saying a word.
Dai Xu did not raise her head until Shi Sheng's eyes fell on her. Her eyes met with Shi Sheng's in the air. For a moment, there seemed to be a flash of lightning in the air.
Dai Xu's heart pounded. She actually felt like retreating.
Her eyes were so cold that it seemed the world had nothing to do with her. It made people's hair stand on end.
What did Her Majesty go through in the past three days?
Dai Xu could not make up her mind. She was the first to look away. She was able to get to her current position by being cautious and being able to adapt to circumstances.
Dai Xu took the lead and knelt down. Seeing this, the other ministers hesitated for a moment but still knelt down.
The Prime Minister had knelt down. If they did not kneel, wouldn't that mean they were really going to rebel?
The moment they knelt down, the expressions on the ministers' faces changed. Some of them were smart enough to wear knee pads under their pants. But after a long time, the uneven and sharp stones still made them uncomfortable.
Some of them had probably never suffered like this in their entire lives.
"Bring me a chair." Shi Sheng turned and ordered the female official.
The female official was puzzled. But she knew it was not her place to ask, at least not in this kind of situation. She bowed respectfully and answered, "Yes."
Shi Sheng asked them to bring a chair. Who knew they would bring the dragon chair here?
Well, she was the Empress anyway. There was nothing wrong with sitting on the dragon chair.
Shi Sheng crossed his legs. "We'll hold court here today."
The ministers kneeling on the ground were speechless.
Her Majesty was really crazy.
"What's wrong? Is there nothing to report?" No one said anything. Shi Sheng could only ask. She was a professional Empress.
The ministers looked at each other. Was she really going to hold court here? Since the founding of the country, they had never seen an Empress so reckless. No, they had never seen an Empress so reckless.
"Your Majesty, the corruption case of the assistant minister of the Ministry of Personnel has been piling up for many days. Your Majesty, please investigate." Under Dai Xu's instructions, the traitorous ministers' party stood up and reported.
The Ministry of Personnel was equivalent to the Ministry of Personnel in modern times. Dai Xu wanted to take full control of the appointment of officials. If others did not follow suit, they would naturally be framed.
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