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Even if these two problems are solved, once we send troops, the Arctic Kingdom, the Canglong Empire, and the five southern countries will surely step in, and the left side will bear the consequences. "
Jiang Xian pointed to the envoys from the Western Regions sitting behind and said: "We are not fighting alone, but are helping several countries in the Western Regions to quell the chaos and find out the root cause of voodoo.
Naturally, the Quartet Legion cannot move lightly, but if the Empress Dowager sends Qingyiwei and Xuanyiwei, plus the combined forces of the thirteen countries in the Western Regions, it will be enough, and they are willing to provide all the rations needed for this operation. "
"Bastard, the Xuanyi Guard is monitoring all factions in the Jianghu to ensure the safety of our Qianyuan country. The Qingyi Guard monitors officials across the country to prevent treason and officials knowingly breaking the law. How can they do so lightly?" Shangguan Yuchen immediately denied it.
The other ministers also talked a lot, each speaking for their own camp.
"Enough." The Empress Dowager shouted suddenly, and the sound waves overwhelmed all the officials.
Zhou An was surprised, the internal strength displayed by the Empress Dowager was probably not lower than his own. Originally, he had heard from Sai Naimu that he should be at the top level of martial arts, so he was a little relaxed, but this made him nervous again.
A queen mother has such strength, and I am afraid that among the queen mother's personal purple guards, there are even stronger ones.
The empress dowager's profound internal strength shocked all the officials. They all knew that the empress dowager practiced the Shangguan family's Zidian Heart Art, but they didn't expect to have such a deep internal strength.
She glanced at the ministers and said calmly: "Xuan Yiwei has already gone to investigate this matter, and we will discuss everything after we get the information. Mr. Zuo Xiang, is there any other state affairs?"
"Your Majesty, the voodoo is extremely terrifying, and the speed of its spread is astonishing. If it is delayed for a few more days, the people in Linshaguan and the surrounding areas may be in danger. Please also issue the military order early. If the timing is missed, the consequences will be disastrous." Zhou An saluted, with an eager and tragic expression on his face.
"Master Zuo is too alarmist. I have seen the voodoo officer before. Although it is dangerous, it is not as bad as you said."
Shangguan Yuchen snorted, then saluted Zhou An and said, "Your Majesty, you must not be eager for quick success when marching and fighting. It is better to wait for the information brought back by Xuanyiwei before making a decision, lest our soldiers die in vain."
Zhou An secretly listened to them with his ears up, and also listened to the discussions of all the people present, observing the situation between North Korea and China, he could roughly see that it was divided into three parties.
Left Prime Minister and Right Prime Minister are the largest group, and there is another batch, but the number is not small, they are considered neutral, they hardly speak, and they all drink quietly.
The queen mother saw that the two sides were going to fight again, and if the two were going to fight, it would be difficult to distinguish between them overnight.She said with a displeased expression: "Today is the day of great joy for the emperor and the empress. Don't talk about state affairs tonight. Let's raise your glass to congratulate the emperor."
After the Queen Mother spoke, everyone below stood up to toast, and Zhou An and Shangguan Rong also toasted and drank.
Zuo Xiang said again: "Your Majesty, now that you have completed your coming-of-age ceremony, you have to come to the court early, and you need to decide on major national affairs."
The Empress Dowager seemed to have expected Jiang Xianhui to propose it at this time, and she also agreed: "Your Excellency Zuo Xiang is right, Your Majesty, in the future, you should stop being greedy for beauty, and you should be diligent in governing.
The late emperor entrusted this palace to supervise the emperor, if the emperor dares to neglect state affairs again, this palace can only ask for the things bestowed by the late emperor, and he will definitely not forgive him. "
These words surprised Prime Minister Zuo, she was the one who hindered the emperor from going to court, and now she said this, leaving Prime Minister Zuo with no chance to say a lot of things that he had prepared later.
Zhou An was also puzzled, this kind of scheming was too exhausting, it was much worse than going to work before, he really didn't like it.
This is nothing to do for myself, you are fighting against you, why drag me into the water and waste my time.
But when the Queen Mother spoke, he still agreed with all his heart, and then the people in the audience changed into laughter and harmony, which was completely different from the tit-for-tat just now. Zhou An lamented that the officialdom has cultivated people's multi-faceted nature.
After the banquet was over and all the officials dispersed, Zhou An and the Queen took a car to the Kunning Palace, which was the queen's private bedroom, and even the imperial concubine was not eligible to stay there.
When their convoy arrived at the gate of the palace and entered the hall, they saw that the queen mother had been sitting inside waiting for a long time, and the surrounding and roof were surrounded by purple guards, and no spies could get close.
Chapter 8 Queen's Heart
"See the queen mother." Zhou An and Shangguan Rong saluted at the same time.
The Empress Dowager looked at Zhou An and asked gently: "What do you think about what Prime Minister Zuo proposed?"
I didn't expect the queen mother to raise this question at this time. In the past, the queen mother didn't mention this kind of political affairs in front of her.
Shangguan Rong also showed a curious look, looking at Zhou An, wanting to know what the real Zhou An is like.
"My son doesn't like to fight in the court, and he doesn't understand the affairs of the state, so it's better to have fun with his concubines, so as not to hurt the country. It's better for the mother to decide everything." Zhou An said.
The queen mother smiled slightly, picked up a bowl of tea, took a sip, put it down, and said with a smile: "You are relaxed, but it is a pity that I, the Wuming Lord of the Qianyuan Dynasty, originally your eldest brother was very good at literature and military affairs, but it is a pity that he died early.
The other princes died or fled before letting you ascend the throne. That's all, since you don't care about state affairs, then you will pretend to be in court in the future, lest the ministers get into trouble over this matter again.
It's late at night, so I won't disturb your bridal night, just rest, don't send it off. "The queen mother got up and left under the escort of Zi Yiwei.
The two immediately stood up and sent them off at the door. After the queen mother left, Shangguan Rong suddenly asked: "The emperor should put the world first."
"I'll go! The old ones are gone, and the young ones are here again. You Shangguans are too suspicious." Zhou An secretly complained, and said with a smile: "I don't know anything about the ministers and the world, so force me to manage the affairs of the world. This is not to be diligent in government and love the people, but to harm the world.
As a human being, you must have self-knowledge, what kind of ability, what kind of things to do, otherwise it will harm others and yourself.The emperor should be more so.
Today is our day of great joy, the night of the bridal chamber is worth a thousand dollars, queen, let's go in. "Zhou An said meaningfully, and walked to the bedroom.
Shangguan Rong frowned, walked into the bedroom, and asked all the maids around her to retreat, leaving only her personal maid to guard at the door.
Seeing the way Zhou An looked at her made her feel unhappy, and said in a cold voice: "As an emperor, you don't think about the world, you only want to enjoy yourself, are you worthy of treating your ancestors?"
Zhou An was surprised. He was still looking forward to the scene that would happen later, but suddenly found that something was wrong with Shangguan Rong, which was completely different from what he thought.
She is from the Shangguan family, so what she does is what they want.
If it's a test, it shouldn't be necessary at this time. Instead, it would be more reasonable to let Shangguan Rong brainwash herself.
He put away his admiring eyes on women, looked at Shangguan Rong seriously, walked to the table and sat down, picked up the jug and prepared to pour himself a glass.
Shangguan Rong walked over quickly, and pressed Zhou An's right hand for pouring wine. The skin was soft and gentle when touched, which made Zhou An's heart flutter. There is really a difference between immortals and mortals in front of her.
"Let the concubine pour wine for the emperor."
Shangguan Rong held his hand and poured the wine. This was the closest he was to her today. The faint fragrance made people intoxicated and daydreamed.
Zhou An really couldn't understand her thoughts, and felt that this woman's behavior was a bit confusing.
His life experience is really unable to see this woman's mind, thinking that the Nine Heavens Profound Girl Book he has learned has the ability to read physiognomy, so he can only use cheats to deal with it.
According to what I have learned, compared with Shangguan Rong's face, because it is the first time to see the face, the business is unfamiliar, and after a long time, Shangguan Rong thinks that Zhou An is fascinated by her appearance.
With a slight smile, he put down the jug, and raised the glass with his own hands to feed him a drink.
Because Zhou An was too focused, and his brain calculated quickly, he instinctively drank the wine that reached his mouth, but he choked all of a sudden, and the wine sprayed out from his nostrils.
The phoenix robe on the queen's chest that was sprayed was partly wet. He woke up suddenly and saw the place that was sprayed by himself. He didn't think about it, and naturally reached out to wipe the wet place.
Shangguan Rong exclaimed, retreating instinctively, but stopped after taking half a step back, looking at Zhou An shyly and reproachfully.
"Sorry, sorry." Zhou An immediately realized that his behavior was inappropriate through the touch of his hand, and quickly withdrew his hand back.
Shangguan Rong took a deep breath, sat down on his lap as if mustering up her courage, leaned on his shoulder and said, "Your Majesty, how do you think my concubine compares to those concubines?"
"Naturally, I can't compare with you. Does the empress want me to pamper you only in the future?" Zhou An asked back.
Shangguan Rong shook his head and said: "The concubines don't dare, the emperor is the son of heaven, and there is only a concubine and a woman by his side, how decent is it, and how will the people of the world treat the concubines.
The concubine just begged the emperor to spare some time to learn how to be a good emperor. "
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