Sign in for 60 years, from a puppet emperor to a heavenly emperor

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Afterwards, the three of Zhou An returned to Qianjing in the form of streamers, and Jin Yiwei stayed to deal with the funeral.

At noon the next day, Zhou An comprehended the Tiandaomen Kungfu in the study of Qianyang Palace as usual, and waited for the queen to come back from dealing with state affairs and have dinner together.

Not long after, the maid came in and said, "Your Majesty, the empress is here, do you want to serve food?"

Zhou An got up and said, "serve the food."

He walked to the living room, and the queen saluted with several court ladies. Zhou An saw that her expression was not very good, and asked with a smile, "What's the matter? What's wrong with the court this morning?"

"Last time when the ministers talked about the reform of the scientific examination, the ministers asked the court to announce the emperor's will, but almost the whole court opposed it, and a few of them bowed their heads and remained silent.

If the left side and the right side are there, this matter can still be implemented, but now the people below all disagree, this matter is almost impossible to implement. "The queen said angrily.

Zhou An frowned, thought for a while and said: "Tomorrow morning, I will go to court with you, the court officials should be changed."

Shangguan Rong was surprised and said: "Your Majesty, you don't intend to replace all the ministers who opposed it? This will mess up the court, without them..."

Zhou An hurriedly said: "Without them, the Daqian Dynasty will run as usual. Now the Qianyuan Empire needs new blood who can do it. It is an urgent matter. I will support you tomorrow. The queen can do it freely without any scruples."

Shangguan Rong was surprised, then nodded and said: "Thank you for your trust, my concubine will definitely do my best."

"Okay, come, eat, eat with a good mood and good for your health." Zhou An nodded and smiled.

Shangguan Rong smiled, feeling that the emperor sometimes spoke really strangely, but it sounded very reasonable.

The next morning, all the ministers came to the court early as usual and waited in the side hall for the time to go to court.

When the lady announced that she was going to court, the ministers walked into the court hall, and they all showed surprised expressions when they saw the emperor and queen sitting on it.

After the ministers paid homage, Zhou An said directly: "The queen conveyed my will yesterday, and I heard that you all oppose it?"

"Your Majesty, the scientific examination system was originally the best solution discussed by the Emperor Taizu and the ministers. It is related to the interests of the royal family and all the big families. If it is changed, the world will be in chaos." A minister stepped forward and said loudly .

"The world is in chaos, you are threatening me, telling me that if your interests are damaged, you will rebel?" Zhou An asked again, scanning the court officials.

Almost everyone said in unison: "I agree with Lord Qi's opinion, please think twice, Your Majesty."

Zhou An secretly lamented that he was busy practicing and signing in, regardless of the government, these ministers really didn't take him seriously, and no one cared about such a serious question.

Looking at the few officials with the lowest official rank in the back, these are relatively young. Zhou An didn't know what the names of those ministers were, so he pointed to the few behind and asked, "You didn't say anything, tell me your opinions."

The few people who were accused were shocked and cursed secretly, all the adults had spoken, how could they dare to have an opinion, the one who said what was in their hearts offended the vast majority of the ministers of the court, and he was not a proper official.

But everyone could see what the emperor meant. If he followed the crowd, the emperor would not be able to touch the ministers in front of him in a fit of anger, and it would only be a matter of one sentence to remove him from his position.

These people bite the bullet and said: "Your Majesty, the matter of scientific research is no longer within the scope of the minister's functions. I don't understand the relationship, so I really can't answer it."

They had no choice but to belittle themselves to preserve their position. Although they might disappoint the emperor because of their incompetence, it was better than offending a large group of high officials and the emperor.

At this time, an official who seemed to be in his early twenties said loudly: "Your Majesty, please forgive me for speaking bluntly, do you have the ability to make decisions?"

"Presumptuous, how dare you despise the emperor's prestige above the court, come and drag him out." A minister standing in front angrily reprimanded.

Just as the imperial guards were about to come in to take the people away, Zhou An flicked his finger, and the two imperial guards who came in were directly blown away by two bursts of true energy, and fell to the ground screaming in pain.

"When did this lord have the right to command the Imperial Guard? I don't remember ever letting this lord be an official of the Imperial Guard?" Zhou An asked in a flat tone.

The minister showed displeasure, and said with arrogance: "The minister is just to maintain the emperor's prestige. Why should the emperor make such a fuss? Even if you want to establish prestige, you have chosen the wrong person."

The corners of Zhou An's mouth raised, and he scanned the audience. Almost all the ministers were watching his jokes, and their eyes were full of ridicule and disdain. In their eyes, Zhou An was nothing more than an abolished emperor. At present, the left and right ministers are still in charge of the country, and the queen is the prime minister. The right-hand minister's own daughter was naturally regarded as a right-hand minister by the civil and military forces of the Manchu dynasty.

So here, as long as the queen's words do not touch the fundamental interests, the officials still have to listen.

But for the emperor, just act like a child and play house, just pretending.

Chapter 65

"Presumptuous, Mr. Zuo, are you talking to the emperor, Zi Yiwei took it down." The queen was furious, stood up and yelled.

Suddenly, the woman in purple appeared next to Mr. Zuo silently, and before everyone could react, she restrained Mr. Zuo with one move, pressed the back of her head with her left hand, pressed her face to the ground, and clasped his hand with her right hand.

Lord Zuo screamed twice in pain, and shouted dissatisfied: "Queen, what are you doing for this deposed emperor? Don't forget, you are from the Shangguan family. If it weren't for that mysterious master wearing the mask of the great ancestor, This Qianyuan Empire has long since ceased to belong to the Zhou family."

The queen's face changed with anger, and she glanced at Zhou An, who had the same expression in her eyes, and shouted cruelly: "It's just the opposite, cut it off."

When Zi Yiwei heard this word, he clasped the back of Mr. Zuo's neck with his left hand, and only heard the sound of a bone breaking. Mr. Zuo's neck was broken, and his eyes widened with disbelief.

Zhou An smiled. It would be better if he came to kill the people from the right minister's faction. It would be better if the queen personally ordered it to deter the right minister's faction.

Of course, Zhou An would not be blamed for the queen's own order. What he wanted was for Shangguan Rong to be his own queen, not the daughter of Shangguan's family.

Mr. Zuo is a member of the Shangguan family faction, and he never imagined that Shangguan Rong would kill him in the court.

"Impossible..." The ministers of the right-wing faction exclaimed, but when they shouted out, people had already been killed.

Master You, who was second only to the position of Prime Minister on the Right, said angrily: "Empress, you are really confused, Master Zuo..."

"Shouldn't such rebels deserve to die? Or are the civil and military officials of the Manchu dynasty already rebels?" Zhou An stood up and stepped off the dragon chair.

"The emperor pays attention to your words and deeds, some words should not be said carelessly, otherwise, hum." Several high-ranking ministers all shouted angrily.

Zhou An ignored them and asked, "Zi Yiwei, what is the origin of this rebellion?"

Zi Yiwei saluted and said: "My Majesty, this thief is the second son of the Zuo family, the largest family in Pingyang County, Ganzhou, and all the officials there are from the Zuo family, and if not, they must be closely related to the Zuo family." .

Moreover, nine of the gangs are managed by the Zuo family, and they also have some contacts with some sects of cultivating immortals. There are many diners in the sect who are loose cultivators in the world, and even evil ways. "

"Lingsha." Zhou An called out.

"Your subordinate is here." A voice came from outside the hall, and then 365 flying knives flew in from the outside, flying above the court hall, purposely whistling past the ears of these ministers. The speed and power scared all the ministers. Dare to move, afraid of being cut by a flying knife.

Then Zhou Lingsha flew in, landed in front of Zhou An and knelt down on one knee to salute. At the same time, 365 flying knives flew back, forming a pair of knife wings on her back, folded and shrunk on her back.

Seeing Zhou Lingsha's domineering appearance, Manchu civil and military men broke out in a cold sweat. This ability already shows that Zhou Lingsha is already a congenital monk, otherwise how could an acquired warrior be able to control treasures so easily.

The minister who was full of resentment just now, the resentment in his heart disappeared instantly, and instead felt a chill down his back.

"Thoroughly investigate the Zuo family. If there is any violation, we will deal with it severely. If there is any resistance, the three clans will be wiped out." Zhou An said.

"Leadership." Zhou Lingsha got up and was about to fly out.

"Wait a minute." Lord You hurriedly stepped forward to salute respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, absolutely not, the Zuo family has contributed to the founding of the country, so I'm afraid it's too much to do so, and I'm afraid they will be cast aside by the people of the world."

Zhou An snorted and looked at the young ministers below and asked: "People in the world cast aside, or people in the world cheer?"

Zhou An's scolding made everyone present dare not answer. Of course, these ministers knew in their hearts that they didn't know what Zhou An wanted to do and how far they could go.

Zhou An sneered, looked at the young minister and asked, "Tell me."