OBS Chapter 424 He is the culprit
Chapter 424 He is the culprit
"Long live the Queen, long live the Queen, long live the Queen..."
Song Yao sat on the dragon throne, and all civil and military officials knelt down to pay their respects.
Song Yao raised her hand and said, "My dear ministers, please stand up without formalities."
Then all the ministers stood up.
Shangshu Ling, Lord Wu, stepped forward and said, "Empress, how does the Emperor intend to deal with Imperial Preceptor Jiang and the late Emperor?"
The Minister of the Central Secretariat, Lord Zhao, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Imperial Preceptor Jiang has committed countless evil deeds. If it weren't for him, Prime Minister Liu's family and the Song family wouldn't have been confiscated and exiled. He is the culprit and should be executed."
Grand Secretary Zhou stepped forward and saluted, saying, "Your Majesty, Wang bathed in the blood of so many young girls. She is like a demon. She too should be sentenced to death!"
Song Yao said, "Master Jiang has been captured and is facing the death penalty. However, this matter must be handed over to the Ministry of Justice for trial. Furthermore, as for the late emperor, although he was also despicable, he is still your father. If he is sentenced to death, wouldn't the emperor be accused of being unfaithful and murdering his own father?"
Lord Wu said: "The death penalty can be avoided, but the living punishment cannot be escaped!"
Lord Zhao glanced at Lord Wu before looking at Song Yao, "Empress, why isn't the Emperor attending court today?"
Song Yao shifted her gaze to Lord Zhao and said calmly, "The Emperor is ill and is resting in Jingren Palace. Ministers, you can talk to me if you have anything to say."
Lord Li hurriedly asked, "How serious is the emperor's condition?"
Song Yao shook her head. "It's not serious. The person has woken up and is recuperating."
They finally breathed a sigh of relief when they heard Song Yao's words.
Song Yao said, "The late emperor will not punish him. His intention is to demote him to a commoner and expel him from the capital. If the ministers have any objections, please feel free to raise them."
The ministers below began to discuss.
After a long while, Lord Sun looked at Song Yao and said, "Empress, the late emperor is your father. No matter how great his crimes are, it is not reasonable for your Majesty to sentence him to death. Besides, what he did does not deserve death. It is better to demote him to a commoner and never return to the capital."
"Yeah." Song Yao nodded, "That's what I mean."
Zheng Daren, the Minister of Justice, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have received news that the Beilan Kingdom has already marched towards the State of Zhao. We estimate that within two months we will hear that the State of Zhao has fallen."
When Lord Zheng said this, there was an uproar around him.
Song Yao's heart trembled. She looked at Lord Zheng, her brows knitted tightly. "Lord Zheng, is this news true?"
Lord Zheng nodded, "Empress, I have relatives in Zhao. They came to my house last night, and they told me about that incident. Empress, since Beilan is already attacking Zhao, their next target will definitely be Zhuyang or Nanyun."
Lord Sun's expression remained grim. "Perhaps their next target won't be Zhuyang or Nanyun, but Dachao."
Song Qing stepped forward and said, "We are already recruiting soldiers, but even if we recruit enough soldiers, they will need to train for a while before they can go to the battlefield. If the next target of the Beilan Kingdom is the Dachao Kingdom, then we will definitely be too late."
Song Zizhou said, "Yes, our troops are not trained in a day or two. They have hundreds of thousands of troops. If they attack Zhao, they will easily conquer Zhao. This is a short period of time. Their troops and food supplies are not depleted. Their target must be us."
Song Yao said, "Then we can only hurry up and train our troops. I hope it's not too late, and I also hope that their next target isn't us."
Yuchi Lan stepped forward and said, "Empress, perhaps Beilan knows that we brought hundreds of thousands of troops from Zhao, and Zhao doesn't have many troops now, so they attacked Zhao directly."
"After they attack Zhao, they will surely not suffer any losses and will move on to other places. However, this country is definitely not the Great Dynasty. They know that the Great Dynasty took away 300,000 or 400,000 soldiers and horses. Although the number of soldiers and horses is not as large as theirs, it is still several hundred thousand. If a real war breaks out, they will definitely not get any benefits. Therefore, their target will definitely not be the Great Dynasty."
Song Yao looked at Yuchi Lan, "Do we still need to prepare?"
Yuchi Lan said: "No, continue to train the troops and recruit soldiers. Although they will not attack the Great Dynasty, we still have to hurry up."
Song Yao nodded. She looked at Yuchi Lan and said, "Okay, Master, then you can urge them."
"I obey your order." Yuchi Lan nodded.
Song Yao looked at the other ministers and asked, "My dear ministers, do you have any other memorials?"
At a glance, Song Yao saw a very familiar face appear at the door.
At first she thought she was seeing things, but when she looked closely, she realized who it was, the person had already stood outside the door.
"..."
Why are you still playing CS?
Eunuch Cao shouted, "Dismiss the court!"
Song Yao stood up from the dragon throne and walked outside. She looked at the man who was looking at the eunuch's clothes and said, "You..."
Seeing this, the three eunuchs around them quickly stepped aside.
Eunuch Cao looked at the eunuch, frowning again and again. This, this...
Song Yao cleared her throat and said, "Come with me."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch nodded slightly and followed.
Song Yao went directly to the imperial study.
She sat on the chair behind the imperial desk and looked at the eunuch who followed her. She couldn't help but burst out laughing.
“You…hahahahahaha…”
"Your Majesty, how can you wear this dress?" Eunuch Cao frowned, and everyone was dumbfounded for a moment.
That’s right, the man who followed in eunuch’s clothes was none other than Xiao Chi.
Xiao Chi walked over to Song Yao, smiled, and said, "How was my performance?"
"You were exposed right from the start." Song Yao couldn't help laughing. "After all, you don't look like a eunuch at all. Those eunuchs were standing right next to you. How could they not recognize you just because you changed your clothes? You're a bunch of clueless guys."
"I thought I played the role well." Xiao Chi looked at her seriously.
"You're overthinking it," Song Yao said. "However, since you're not feeling well, you should rest. Why are you wandering around in eunuch clothes? If someone recognizes you, who knows what they'll do to you."
Xiao Chi pursed his lips and said, "I'm just worried that you can't handle it, so I want to help you."
"They didn't report anything today, just mentioned that Master Jiang and Beilan Kingdom were planning to attack Zhao." Song Yao became a little worried. "Prince Rong has returned to Zhao. I wonder what the situation is like now."
Xiao Chi folded his hands in front of him, staring at Song Yao with deep eyes, "Don't worry about him. He's such a powerful martial artist, and he's been gone for so long, he'll definitely be fine."