The Divine Doctor Son of the Female Master

After a few months, the emperor, who had been spending the summer in the temporary palace, finally returned to the palace.

On the second day, all officials gathered in the main hall and the atmosphere was solemn and dignified.

The court officials wore court robes and peacock feathers on their heads, and lined up in the hall in order of rank.

The steps were filled with civil and military officials, wearing black hats and red patches, each stroke of which outlined the majestic atmosphere of the court.

With a loud shout that the emperor had arrived, all the officials knelt down one after another, "Your Majesty, long live the emperor!"

The voices echoed in unison, and the momentum was deafening.

Luo Qingzhi was dressed in a black robe embroidered with a soaring golden phoenix and swirling cloud patterns. She looked mysterious and majestic. She walked slowly into the hall with an imposing manner. Her phoenix robe fluttered gently in the wind, demonstrating the emperor's domineering power.

Climbing onto the phoenix chair, she scanned the courtiers in the hall with a sharp gaze.

"Everyone loves you!"

After all the officials bowed in thanks, they stood up in unison.

"If you have a petition, please come forward. If you don't, please leave the court!" As usual, the first sentence said when entering the court.

As a result, all the officials bowed their heads and remained silent for a long time.

This means they have nothing to do.

Seeing this, Luo Qingzhi said in a deep voice: "My dear ministers, do you have anything to report?"

When the emperor asked, the courtiers looked at each other and then said respectfully, "Your Majesty, we have nothing important to report."

"Really?" Luo Qingzhi said softly, "It seems that our people are living a healthy and peaceful life, the people are living and working in peace and contentment, the officials are working for the country and the people, and Daqi is thriving~"

It was normal, but the emperor's drawn-out final syllable made all the officials' hearts tremble for no reason.

Some new officials who had just come into contact with the court were confused and couldn't help but wonder what the emperor meant by this. It sounded like praise, but it felt strange.

The old ministers' eyes suddenly became deep. What did the emperor mean by this?

Could it be that something happened during this summer vacation that they don’t know about?

They were naturally confused. After all, Luo Qingzhi had ordered the news of Lizhou's affairs to be blocked, so how could they know about it at this time?

Seeing that they remained silent, Luo Qingzhi raised her eyelids slightly, "Since my dear ministers have nothing to say, then I will speak!"

"I plan to establish a local inspection team, which will require dozens of new people. Do you have any recommendations?"

The ministers were stunned.

It turns out that the emperor wants to select new officials!

At this point, they became excited, after all, they could recommend their own family members to take the position.

If they were in the capital, under the emperor's nose, they would naturally be extremely cautious when recommending people.

However, as for local people, the emperor is far away and they will definitely recommend their own people.

So when Luo Qingzhi asked again, all the ministers began to make their own reports, and began to recommend their own people without any hesitation, and showed expressions of determination to win.

Little did they know that Luo Qingzhi's face became darker and darker as she listened. This group of people were really blatant.

But she didn't disturb him. She just watched and saw who would be the ones to give themselves up in the end.

Sure enough, after a while, the candidate was decided and the court fell silent.

After they discussed and passed the information up the chain of command, ten names were finally decided upon. They were written down by the palace aunt who was in charge of recording matters before the emperor, and then handed over to the palace steward, Aunt Fei Lingfei, who passed them on to the emperor.

Ten names were written on the paper one by one. After Luo Qingzhi read them, she opened a folder on her right hand side and started looking through them.

The most prominent one among them is named Wei Shu.

Luo Qingzhi asked, "Who recommended Wei Shu?"

Wei Ran, the Minister of Revenue, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, Wei Shu is my niece. She is intelligent, studious, and quick-witted. Therefore, I recommend her."

"Intelligent, studious, and quick-witted?"

Luo Qingzhi nodded slightly and said with a smile: "It seems that Lord Wei knows his niece quite well?"

Wei Ran had a righteous expression on his face, "It is my duty to help the emperor."

"Yeah." Luo Qingzhi nodded, and suddenly asked, "Who recommended this Zhang Shan?"

Another minister came out to report.

Finally, Luo Qingzhi looked at Su Ziran, who was calm and composed in the front, and said, "My dear Su, do you have any opinion on this?"

Seeing that the question fell on him, Su Ziran, the head of all officials, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, I don't know your family or students, so this matter may still require further consideration."

"What if it has already been found out?"

"Your Majesty, if the matter is investigated, those who are knowledgeable and talented can naturally be used."

"In that case..."

The ministers listened attentively to the emperor's conclusion.

Luo Qingzhi said calmly, "Come here, arrest all the people on the list and put them in jail. We will deal with them later."

what?

All the ministers looked up in a flash, their expressions suddenly changed.

Your Majesty...what does that mean?

why?

Wei Ran was shocked and asked in confusion: "Your Majesty?"

Throwing down the person the minister had just recommended on the list, as well as the memorial in her hand filled with the person's biographical information, Luo Qingzhi interrupted them and said, "You are a bunch of good-for-nothings, good-for-nothings, and good-for-nothings who prey on the people. How dare you show me your worth? I trust you too much, so you think I'm a fool, don't you?"

Luo Qingzhi was furious and slammed the table. The small sound of anger exploded like thunder, shaking the entire hall, and the air in the hall froze instantly.

"...Your Majesty, please calm down."

All the civil and military officials knelt on the ground, trembling with fear, not daring to look up, let alone speak a word.

"Wei Ran, let me ask you, is Wei Shu really smart, studious, and quick-witted?" Luo Qingzhi narrowed her eyes and asked again.

"Your Majesty, your subject, your subject..." Wei Ran seemed to have realized something and began to stutter, unable to make sense.

"Li Yu, do you think Zhang Shan is really very talented and well-educated?"

Li Yu was horrified, with cold sweat on his forehead, and dared not answer, "Your Majesty..."

After asking the two of them, neither of them could say a word.

The people kneeling in the hall began to sweat coldly on their backs and their faces turned pale.

They seemed to understand why the emperor was angry?

But it seems too late!

There was total silence in the hall.

After a while, a voice sounded above my head, cold and indifferent without a trace of warmth.

"It's not a command!"

"Your servant is here." He bowed and waited for your order.

"I have ordered that Wei Ran, Li Yu, and everyone else on the list, as officials appointed by the imperial court, deceive the emperor and disrupt government affairs."

"Strip him of his official position and sentence him to death."

As the emperor finished speaking, Wei Ran, who was still trying to protest his injustice, was hit on the head by a pile of letters.

At first glance, he was instantly stiff, his whole body swaying like a fallen leaf in the wind, his legs weakly kneeling on the ground, his head drooping, like a body with the soul sucked out.

And the decree from above fell again.

"Among them, Wei Ran instructed his niece-in-law, Lizhou prefect Fang Zhenghong, to embezzle millions of taels of silver. With his backing, they acted recklessly, oppressed the people, and treated human lives as nothing... Every crime was a step on the edge of death."

"I order that not only will you be stripped of your official position, you will also be sentenced to death immediately, and your property will be confiscated and your entire family will be exterminated!"

"Yes."

Looking at the other ministers who looked confused.

Luo Qingzhi sneered, "Show all the evidence of Wei Ran's crime to you gentlemen, and see what my Minister of Revenue has done. Also, show them the memorial, and see who they recommended."

"Yes, Your Majesty."