Help! The innocent prince always tries to seduce me clumsily

Chapter 217: Being in a high position and feeling uneasy

The hall suddenly fell into deathly silence.

But after a moment, another minister stood up.

"I have!"

He did not go to see Chu Shitong, but instead spoke with certainty to all the civil and military officials.

"Everyone, you have seen it, right? Prince Qi is not only guilty of deceiving the emperor, but also of taking human life lightly! Lord Song is a veteran of two dynasties, and the late emperor respected him very much when he was alive, but Prince Qi dared to order people to kill him directly! Is such a heartless and ungrateful person worthy of our assistance to become emperor? If she becomes emperor, she will be infamous in history books for thousands of years! Her sins are too numerous to list! If you and I assist such a villain! We will definitely be scolded for millions of years!"

Another person stood up.

"Master Li is right! I would rather resign from my post and never enter the official career than assist such a villain!"

Someone else stood up again.

"If Beiqing really makes a woman the emperor, I'm afraid Beiqing is doomed! Not to mention that this man killed the Crown Prince Qinglian, his crime is grave! This is the time when Beiqing needs our good ministers the most, I hope you ministers will not back down! Pull this fake loach off the dragon throne with me!"

Ministers stood up one after another, and their loud and powerful conversations seemed to have infected many people. Everyone's words were so reasonable and clear, describing Chu Shitong as the most despicable and vicious person in the history of treason, and they wished to kill him as soon as possible.

"Brother Yuanqing! What do you think?"

I don't know who asked this question.

Zhang Yuanqing, who had always been known for his fairness and integrity in the court, suddenly became the target of public criticism.

Zhang Yuanqing raised his eyes to look at Chu Shitong, then looked at everyone, lowered his eyes and said, "Forgive me for not agreeing with what you all said. His Highness Prince Qi... has been very kind to me. Fighting for the throne is already difficult, and since she can sit in this position, it means she is capable. If she is capable, what's wrong with being a woman? Forgive me for daring to say, if Prince Qi still showed himself as a man, how dare you say what you just said?"

Chu Shitong was not overly surprised.

Zhang Yuanqing was the candidate for the imperial examination whom Linglan met on the boat when she first arrived in Beijing. She had discussed the issue of the status between men and women with him and convinced him.

Unexpectedly, what she said to Zhang Yuanqing in the past has now become a force to help her again like a boomerang of time.

But what he said was wrong. If Chu Shitong still showed herself as a man, these people would not let her go. Because Song Huaijin was dead, Beiqing had to hand her over to appease Qinglian in order to give her an explanation.

Zhang Yuanqing's words once again caused a heated argument among civil and military officials.

The noise gave Chu Shitong a headache.

She rubbed her brows, and Qin Wei raised his sword and killed several of the most ferocious ministers who rebelled against her.

The deaths of several people caused panic among everyone. Some ministers who tried to escape found that the door had already been blocked by countless newly appointed guards. They were like trapped beasts in a cage with no way to escape.

"Your Highness Prince Qi!" One of them gritted his teeth and said, "What do you mean by this? If we don't agree today, will you kill us all?"

The woman on the platform simply said, "Why not?"

"You!" the man said angrily, "Even if we don't support your ascension to the throne, don't we even have the right to resign?"

It seemed that this sentence had found a breakthrough for countless officials.

They followed this man and shouted that they wanted to resign.

There are more than a hundred civil and military officials. If we lose so many officials in one day, I am afraid the entire court will be paralyzed.

Water can carry a boat, but it can also capsize it. They wanted to force her like this, to see how she could support such a big country on her own.

What they didn't expect was that Chu Shitong's reaction was unexpectedly calm. She just raised her hand slightly, a cold light flashed, and the minister who spoke the words fell to the ground with his head.

Chu Shitong raised the corners of his lips, his eyes dark and gloomy.

"Do you think I'm afraid of you resigning? Excuse me, I wouldn't care if any official died."

Everyone looked at her in shock and anger.

Chu Shitong said slowly, "Don't think that you died for a good cause. You are strong and your names will be passed down through the ages. History books will only write you off as traitors. Do you think that without you, the country can't function? I tell you, Beiqing has no shortage of people. If you don't do it, there are plenty of people who will do it. There are many talented people who want to make achievements. It's just right that you are gone, so I don't have to find opportunities to get rid of you one by one in the future. Will."

Her last two words made all the civil and military officials break into sweat.

They finally understood a fact: Chu Shitong came today not to gain their approval, but to find a reason to kill them all and completely reshuffle the Beiqing court.

Just like the founding emperor of Beiqing, the first thing he did after becoming emperor was to massacre the palace with blood, and even killed all the people who helped him conquer the country.

As soon as Chu Shitong raised his hand, many people immediately knelt on the ground.

"Your Majesty, calm down! This matter has nothing to do with me!"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. I was confused just now. I have no intention of rebellion in my heart!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

Countless voices of confession came one after another, and about 70% to 80% of the ministers who had challenged him just now knelt down, with only a few still standing stubbornly.

Chu Shitong made a gesture.

Qin Wei was like an obedient knife, killing all the ministers who were standing neatly.

He stood in front of all the civil and military officials, his black clothes were as hard as iron, and his eyes were cold and piercing.

"Those who disobey your majesty will be killed."

No one in the palace stood up to oppose.

Chu Shitong said with satisfaction: "It seems that everyone has thought it through."

No one dared to answer.

Qin Wei turned around and knelt down to salute.

"See Your Majesty."

All officials immediately followed suit and performed the ceremony of bowing and kneeling.

"Your Majesty, long live the emperor—"

Chu Shitong asked Qin Wei to stand up, and the rest of the people knelt.

She asked, "Is there anyone still alive in the Ministry of Rites?"

The Minister of Rites is dead.

The Minister of Rites immediately said, "Your Majesty, I am here."

"I leave the coronation ceremony to you. If there is any mistake, you will be beheaded."

"The minister obeys the order!"

Chu Shitong had no intention of staying any longer, so he stood up, walked through the kneeling civil and military officials, and left the hall.

The ground in the Golden Palace was covered with blood.

After witnessing Chu Shitong's brutality and cold-bloodedness, no minister dared to raise any objection.

The coronation ceremony will be announced to the world, and everyone in Beiqing will know that their emperor is a woman.

But no one dared to object because Chu Shitong had a good dog.

……

……

The coronation ceremony was arranged very hastily.

Although it was hasty, everything was done well. Chu Shitong therefore saved the life of the Minister of Rites and promoted him to the position of Shangshu.

On the day of the coronation ceremony, Chu Shitong changed the reign title to "Feng Yuan". Feng means female and Yuan means the beginning. From this day on, Beiqing will enter the reign of the first female emperor.

Chu Shitong fulfilled her promise, and Si Jingli was officially canonized as Feng Jun, entered the harem, and held the Feng Jun seal.

The Marquis of Zhenguo is still the marquis, but Chu Shitong has stripped him of half of his military power by keeping Mu Chuyun in the border city facing Qinglian.

Mu Chuyun could never have imagined that in less than a month, Chu Shitong would be crowned emperor, his nephew would become the first Phoenix Lord, and he would also be officially given an official title and stay in the border city, unable to return to Quanzhou.

On the day of Mu Jingfeng's death, he had to pack his bags and return to Quanzhou.

Si Jingli came to Prince Rong's Mansion to stop them, but failed.

Mu Jingfeng cursed: "Damn it, the first thing you do when you get ashore is to cut me with your sword! I just said a few words to her, and she is so vindictive! Only you can stand her, I can't stand this!"

"Grandfather." Si Jingli said helplessly: "Although Tong'er's military power has been reduced, those soldiers who have been reduced have already stayed in the capital. If they really want to be transferred, they can't be transferred. Besides, didn't my uncle still get an official title?"

"What do you know, you little brat? What title was given to your uncle? A king of a different surname! From now on, he can only stay in the border city and can't leave, do you know that?"

"Isn't this a decision to be made now? Tong'er might let him go back in a few years, so don't be anxious."

Mu Jingfeng was already angry, and after hearing the little ungrateful guy speaking for the big ungrateful guy, he became even angrier.

"I don't want to talk to you, so get out of here."

Si Jingli was helpless: "Grandfather!"

Mu Jingfeng took a deep breath and looked at his grandson in front of him who was dressed in gorgeous clothes and was admired and served by countless people. In the end, he softened his heart.

"Although Chu Shitong is not a good child, at least she has not had other men for so many years. As for Qin Wei... you have to tolerate him even if you don't want to, but judging from his appearance, he probably doesn't want to enter the harem. If Chu Shitong doesn't take good care of you in the future, you can return to Quanzhou and don't quarrel with her. As long as grandpa is alive, he will not let you suffer any injustice."

Si Jingli had tears in his eyes.

"Grandfather, I am an unfilial grandson and cannot take care of you until the end of your life..."

Mu Jingfeng sighed, "Now that things have come to this, what's the point of saying this? I just hope that this little girl will have some conscience and let Chu Yun return to Quanzhou in a few years."

Si Jingli said: "Don't worry, I will definitely tell her about this."

Mu Jingfeng nodded and said worriedly: "What will Qinglian say... If we really fight Qinglian, Beiqing will not be able to afford it."

"Tong'er has already written a letter to Qinglian to explain the matter personally, and my second brother's body has been sent back safely... I heard that Emperor Qinglian confiscated the property of the person behind the scenes and executed him. There has been no other news, but I feel that this matter is not so easy to resolve. After all, the person died here."

"If a war really breaks out...sigh." Mu Jingfeng said, "If a war really breaks out, then just destroy the country. The name Beiqing is not a good one. No wonder all the emperors have been like this...it's hard to explain."

Si Jingli saw Mu Jingfeng off from the capital. After this farewell, he didn't know when they would see each other again.

He is no longer the crown prince and is no longer free, making it inconvenient for him to enter and leave the palace.

He knew Mu Jingfeng's concerns, one was Qin Wei and the other was Qinglian.

Qin Wei...he really had no choice.

The most widely circulated rumor among the people now is that the current empress has an obedient mad dog by her side, who never leaves her side. If anyone dares to oppose any opinion of the empress, no matter whether it is right or wrong, the head will never stay on the empress's neck for even a second after speaking.

And Qinglian...he had no way to deal with it either.

It seems that as long as Qinglian investigates the matter, this game will be a dead end.

……

Royal study room.

Faced with the mess left by the previous emperor, Chu Shitong became so exhausted from reviewing memorials after he ascended the throne.

It seemed that being an emperor was not as happy as she thought, not just because of the deaths of Chu Shixuan and Song Huaijin. She thought carefully about the whole process and found that she was only happy the night before the abdication. At other times, she had a sense of unreality.

He was in a high position, but he didn't feel entitled.

Abuse of power brings no pleasure.

It seems that after truly realizing the dream, the calm heart falls into endless confusion.

She couldn't stop. Once she stopped, the deaths of Chu Shixuan and Song Huaijin would linger in her mind. The words they said before they died and the purse Mianmian gave her seemed to have planted a deep thorn in her heart.

She always had headaches from time to time. She tossed and turned every night, and her dreams were full of vague memories of the past.

She thought she would be able to live in peace after getting this position, but unexpectedly, she felt even more uneasy.

Perhaps it was because the final forced abdication was too brutal, or perhaps it was because Song Huaijin's death hit her hard. Although Qinglian did not begin to investigate the matter, Chu Shitong could never let it go. Every time she thought of it, her heart ached.

After Chu Shixuan's death, she did not feel the slightest bit of joy.

On the contrary, I always feel like there is a piece missing in my heart, as if that piece has always been empty and has never been there since the beginning.

Si Jingli was worried about her, so he tried every possible way to find tonic medicine for her and even asked the imperial physician to come to him.

They both hold high positions now, but it is hard to see each other again. It is not because the palace is too big, but because he cannot bear to disturb her busy life, and he does not know what to say when he sees her sad eyes.

Qin Wei refused the throne that Chu Shitong wanted to confer on him, and also refused the reward of gold and silver mansion. He still stayed by her side all the time as usual, handling all the matters that were unfavorable to her.

That day, Si Jingli called for the doctor who had previously treated Chu Shitong at Prince Qi's Mansion, and took Chu Shitong's pulse and examined his health again.

Chu Shitong had become immune to this and habitually read the memorial with one hand and stretched out the other hand for the doctor to feel his pulse.

This doctor was severely beaten by Qin Wei in the past, and his legs became weak when he saw Qin Wei, but he could not resist Si Jingli who forcibly summoned him into the palace in the name of Feng Jun.

After taking the pulse for a while, he seemed to want to say something but stopped himself several times.

Si Jingli asked: "How?"

The doctor hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, this... is a bit difficult to say..."

Qin Wei said coldly: "Disrespectful to His Majesty..."

“No, no, no, no!” The frightened doctor said quickly, “I’m not being disrespectful! I’m just choosing my words carefully!”

Chu Shitong didn't even raise his head, and didn't seem to care about his body.

After a moment, the doctor said, "Your Majesty seems to have a poison in your body... but it is almost cured, except for the last bit... Because there is no herbs to help, the remaining toxins have been eating away at your spirit, which is why you have headaches every day."

Chu Shitong felt that this sounded familiar, "What kind of poison?"

The doctor was sweating profusely and said, "It is a poison that existed in the Tianxuan period. I have only seen it in Master's book..."

He described the toxicity of the Green Spider Net, and Chu Shitong once again felt that he had heard this before. He thought about it carefully, but could not remember the answer.

"Do you know the antidote for this poison?"

"I know... but..." the doctor said, "If it is completely untied, the pain from when the Green Spider Net was planted will recur, and all memories during this period will be recalled. The book records that those who untied the Green Spider Net during the Tianxuan period all went crazy without exception."

Si Jingli's expression changed immediately, "Tong'er, this matter is still..."

"untie."

Chu Shitong's tone was firm and unyielding. "Memories are nothing but the past. They are all in the past. If I can't even bear a memory, what's the difference between being crazy and being sober?"

She wanted to understand what truth was hidden in those broken memories.