The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

"And you, Qin Yushi, I heard that you were struck by lightning last year. It was a blessing in disguise that you managed to survive. I'm curious, why didn't the lightning strike someone else, but you, Qin Yushi? It must be because you angered the heaven, and he doesn't like you, so he struck you?"

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Xie Yaoqing ridiculed the ministers present one by one, as if each of them was an ominous person. After she finished speaking, the ministers were so angry that their faces turned blue, but they could not refute.

After all, half of what Xie Yaoqing said was true, and the other half was nonsense.

Xie Yaoqing is not stupid. She would not go into battle unprepared without even finding out the enemy's details.

"Are you, my ministers, agreeing with what I said? It seems to be true. You are guilty, right? It is because of your lack of virtue that you have invited the earth dragon to turn over, endangering the country. In my opinion, you are the ones who should apologize to the people of the world."

"But what about you? Not only did you not care about the victims and provide timely relief, but you also shirked responsibility, either blaming me or the emperor. You are threatening the emperor, which is an even greater crime. What crime should you be charged with? I'm afraid that even death would not be too much of an atonement."

Xie Yaoqing looked serious, his solemn gaze swept over several people one by one, his brows tightly furrowed.

These people are not necessarily corrupt officials, but they are not necessarily good officials who truly serve the country and the people. The officialdom is dark and there is never a shortage of parasites.

The oldest one, Minister Guo, was so angry that his gray beard trembled and the wrinkles on his face deepened.

He stared at Xie Yaoqing fiercely with his eyes wide open, as if he wanted to eat her alive. He said angrily: "Your Majesty, please be careful with your words. We are innocent. How can you easily slander us?"

When did they threaten the emperor?

When has it ever endangered the country and the people?

They were just doing their job and fulfilling their responsibilities.

If there is no edict of blaming oneself, how can we reassure the people?

The situation in the capital is turbulent now and people are in panic. It is time to stabilize people's hearts.

However, do the people really care about a letter of apology from the so-called superiors?

What they need are tangible benefits, such as having food to eat, clothes to wear, a house to live in, someone to rely on when they are old and someone to take care of when they are young, and the whole family to live together and lead an ordinary life of their own.

Give them more relief rice, one more piece of thick clothing, and a little more change so they can buy some charcoal for the winter... These practical benefits are what the people urgently need.

Instead of expecting to survive by just a confession of guilt.

Xie Yaoqing sneered, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes, "Oh? I was just telling the truth, but Minister Guo couldn't hold back so quickly, the dog is desperate. If I really let Minister Guo repent and reflect, I'm afraid he will be ashamed and angry to death."

Minister Guo was so angry that he was shaking all over and couldn't utter a word.

Xie Yaoqing chuckled.

Another minister accused him indignantly, "Your Majesty, it is really inappropriate for you to speak like this. Minister Guo is an important official of the court. How can you allow him to be insulted like this?"

Xie Yaoqing looked at the minister and said disapprovingly: "I am just giving him a taste of his own medicine. What? Your reputation is a reputation, but mine is not? Can it be easily slandered? You are the pillars of our dynasty, but you are so strict with others and lenient with yourselves. It is really eye-opening."

Several people lowered their heads and dared not say anything.

Minister Guo was furious, pointing at the queen and cursing, "You... ignorant woman... the ancients said that only women and villains are difficult to raise..."

However, before he could finish his words, his vision suddenly went dark and he fainted on the ground.

The other ministers panicked and crowded around him, shouting, "Minister Guo, Minister Guo, what's wrong with you?"

"Master Guo, you must hold on. You can't just collapse like this."

The scene fell into chaos for a while.

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Xie Yaoqing looked at everything happening in front of him with an indifferent expression, thinking to himself, he fainted already? It seems that when people get old, their bodies are really useless.

She had prepared many harsher words, but now it seemed that they were of no use.

When Xiao Chengxu learned that Xie Yaoqing was heading for Taihe Gate, he immediately understood her purpose. He frowned slightly and hurried over.

When Xiao Chengxu arrived at Taihe Gate, he saw several ministers weeping around Minister Guo. One of them was lying on the ground, wailing loudly. People who didn't know the situation might mistakenly think that a funeral was being held here, and that the minister was the filial son who was crying.

Could it be that he was so angry that he died?

Xiao Chengxu was shocked. He had imagined the worst case scenario, but never expected it to be so serious. If a minister was fine when he entered the palace, but was eventually carried out of the palace sideways, then the matter would become difficult and the subsequent handling would be troublesome.

However, Xiao Chengxu was not too worried. With him around, Qingqing would be able to get out of this storm unscathed.

Xie Yaoqing glanced at Xiao Chengxu and curled the corners of her mouth slightly.

With the cry of "The Emperor has arrived", several ministers who had just been howling and crying managed to control their emotions and began to complain to Xiao Chengxu about all the faults of Xie Yaoqing.

Among them, Minister Guo's favorite student, Lord Su, couldn't wait to jump out and loudly criticize Xie Yaoqing's faults.

He pointed at Xie Yaoqing with a look of righteous indignation and said, "Your Majesty, the Queen is really too much! Not only has she insulted the ministers in public many times, she has also privately interfered in the affairs of the previous dynasty. Such behavior is simply lawless! I beg Your Majesty to abolish the Queen's position and correct the harem!"

After saying that, Lord Su knocked his head to the ground with a loud bang. It seemed that he sincerely wanted Xiao Chengxu to depose Xie Yaoqing from the position of queen.

Seeing this, Xie Yaoqing looked up to Lord Su in his heart. He did what he said, so how could he not be looked up to?

Xiao Chengxu watched everything happening in front of him quietly, with no expression on his face.

Seeing that the emperor did not respond, Lord Su listed several reasons why Xie Yaoqing was not worthy of continuing to be the empress.

"Your Majesty, the Empress has not given birth to a child since entering the palace. She has not fulfilled her responsibilities."

"Also, the Queen has a perverse personality and is intolerant of others. She oppresses other concubines wantonly. How can such a woman be the mother of the country?"

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"The Empress has privately interfered in the affairs of the previous dynasty and attempted to influence the government. This is a serious taboo. Your Majesty, such a woman cannot be kept. Please depose her as Empress immediately to avoid endless troubles."

Xie Yaoqing became a little impatient. She rolled her eyes and thought that she had heard these words countless times in her previous life.

It's the same reasons every time, nothing new at all.

If there is any difference, it is that this time there is an additional charge of privately interfering in the affairs of the previous dynasty.

Xie Yaoqing didn't believe that there was no intention to vent personal grudges.

Xie Yaoqing thought, is she interfering in state affairs? She has neither sought personal gain nor worked for the interests of her family, so how can she be accused of interfering in state affairs? Is state affairs so easy to be interfered with? Can her words be more effective than Xiao Chengxu's? Or even more effective than the imperial edict issued by the emperor?

However, Xie Yaoqing did not want to argue any further. If Xiao Chengxu was instigated and took this opportunity to abolish her position as queen, that would be a good idea, so as to avoid having to be dragged out as a scapegoat for Xiao Chengxu. Who could guarantee that there would not be any natural disasters or catastrophes in Daying in the next eight or ten years?