Su Qingluo sat on the dragon throne, and Xiao Yuanju was forced to kneel on the ground.

"Xiao Yuanju, do you admit your guilt?" Su Qingluo held the long sword in his hand at his side.

It was as if she was announcing to the world that her throne was not obtained by abdication from anyone.

"Your Majesty, you are joking. I have done nothing wrong. Your Majesty is still alive. It is inappropriate for Your Majesty to sit in that position now, isn't it?" Xiao Yuanju still had a smile on his face.

At this moment, he no longer simply viewed Su Qingluo as a woman, but rather as a political enemy.

"Tonight, the traitor caused chaos in the palace, and your Majesty has been killed by you."

"Xiao Yuanju, have you forgotten what you just did?" Su Qingluo looked at Xiao Yuanju jokingly.

Xiao Yuanju looked at Su Qingluo in surprise: "Holy Queen, please don't slander me. How could I kill the king?"

"Before his majesty died, he held my hand and told me with his own mouth who the murderer was. Several ministers were watching. How could I lie?" Su Qingluo said sternly.

"I have never committed regicide, nor have I ever plotted rebellion! The ones who wanted to rebel were Prince Shun's son Wen Mingzhe and the Prime Minister. I only wanted to stop them."

Xiao Yuanju wanted to refute, but Qi Taihong just stepped out and knelt respectfully in front of Su Qingluo: "Your Majesty, I was indeed instigated by this person, and this person deceived my two sons."

"I deceived them into doing things for him, which led to the Northern Rong army's deep penetration into Xuandu. I failed to educate my son properly, so I am indeed guilty."

Qi Taihong, a veteran of two dynasties, seemed to have aged a lot in an instant.

This was the condition that Qi Guyu conveyed to him to save the Qi family. He could live and the other members of the Qi family could be acquitted, but Qi Wenxing and Qi Wennuo had actually had a transaction with Beirong.

It even provided Beirong with better weapons forging methods.

He also assisted Xiao Yuanju in providing some craftsmen and other technologies to Beirong.

Not to mention Su Qingluo, even Qi Taihong himself could not forgive these things.

It would be fine if the Northern Rong were willing to submit, but the Northern Rong are too ambitious and will never submit.

This is treason outright.

Qi Taihong had no way to defend himself.

As a veteran of two dynasties, Qi Taihong was able to serve as prime minister and had a high reputation both in the court and among the people. He also had his own bottom line and persistence.

Before Xiao Yuanju could say anything, Yun Zhou had already arrived, bringing the captured Beirong general and several rebel leaders.

Luan Xuefeng also rushed back to Xuandu yesterday and brought back a lot of news about Xiao Yuanju's close contacts with the Queen of Beirong. Yun Zhou also produced a lot of evidence that he bribed ministers in the court.

When Wen Rongxue finally stepped into the hall, Xiao Yuanju's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Wen Zhimiao was also brought to the main hall by Kong Zhu at this moment, and happened to see Xiao Yuanju's incredulous look.

Yun Zhou looked at him and couldn't help but laugh: "Why does Lord Xiao think that the princess shouldn't betray you?"

"She should be devoted to you, right?" Yun Zhou asked him with a smile.

"Hey, what a big face."

The tender voices of children rang out in the hall, adding a sense of humor to the scene.

Su Qingluo waved to Wen Zhimiao, and Wen Zhimiao climbed up the nine steps with great effort.

"Mother Queen, could you please not make the stage so high? It's tiring." Wen Zhimiao complained.

Su Qingluo couldn't help but smile: "You can take it down yourself later."

Wen Zhimiao's eyes turned, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Only Su Qingluo knew that this guy was backing down again.

[You really want me to inherit the throne? It's so tiring. Don't you really want to consider changing someone else?]

Su Qingluo hugged her to her lap and whispered in her ear: "Miaomiao, do you want to be the Crown Princess?"

"Well..." Wen Zhimiao's beautiful eyes turned: "Let me think about it."

Su Qingluo was not in a hurry either. After all, there was no need to rush at this moment.

Wen Rongxue then recounted the collusion between Xiao Yuanju and Wen Mingzhe.

No one would have thought that although Xiao Yuanju looked like a humble young man, he had such great ambitions.

Even Qi Xiang and Su Qingluo were just their pawns.

Xiao Yuanju looked at Su Qingluo: "I never thought of killing you."

Su Qingluo held Wen Zhimiao's hand with one hand: "I know."

"But it doesn't change the fact that you are collaborating with the enemy and selling out your country." Su Qingluo said lightly.

"As long as we incorporate the Northern Rong into the territory of the Central Plains Dynasty, how can we talk about treason? Su Qingluo, you are just a woman's opinion!" Xiao Yuanju said angrily.

Su Qingluo laughed. She was about to say something, but before she opened her mouth, Wen Zhimiao looked at him curiously: "Master Xiao is indeed very ambitious."

"But Lord Xiao, do you really think that by controlling the Queen of Beirong you can control the entire Beirong?" She looked at Xiao Yuanju with her clear eyes, curious and ignorant.

But she only said one sentence, and all the civil and military officials in the court were shocked.

How can a child who is less than four years old understand so many things?

Yun Zhou took the conversation slowly: "Sir Xiao, if we want to bring Beirong into our territory, we have to resort to war. Do you know how much national strength will be consumed by attacking Beirong? Do you know that it has only been 30 years since Tianxuan was founded? 30 years is not enough for the Central Plains to recover after a century of chaos. Do you understand?"

"Moreover, in the past thirty years, there have been too many people like you who have played with power and emperors. In the thirty years since the founding of the country, we have experienced several emperors. Do I need to count them for you?"

"You think you are a noble, but have you ever considered the common people?"

Su Qingluo looked at Xiao Yuanju and had no interest in saying more. She just waved her hand and said, "Xiao Yuanju, a descendant of the Xiao family, colluded with the Northern Rong and attempted to cause chaos in the Central Plains. He will be thrown into the Heavenly Prison and executed on a chosen day."

She still had many things to deal with and didn't have time to listen to Xiao Yuanju's continued defense.

Xiao Yuanju was dragged to the prison. Su Qingluo looked at Luan Xuefeng and asked, "How was your journey, General Luan?"

"All the rebel generals along the way have been captured. A total of three guards were bribed by Xiao Yuanju's followers. Two of them were captured, and one was killed by a soldier who learned the truth."

"That's great. Thank you for your hard work, young general." Su Qingluo said coldly.

"Yunzhou, what's the situation at the border?" Su Qingluo looked at Yunzhou.

"According to the letter from the border, Beirong originally wanted to take advantage of Xuandu's troop deployment to launch a surprise attack on the border city, but due to the wrong information, they were repelled by the troops led by General Gu."

"Everything is peaceful at Yi'an Pass guarded by General He Mu, and the Lu Jin Kingdom dares not invade."

"There has been no unrest except for two small uprisings in the South."

After Yun Zhou finished speaking, he bowed his head respectfully and stood among the ministers.

After hearing this, the ministers felt relieved.

But before I could completely relax, the breath was raised again.

The imperial guards surrounded the entire hall. The smell of blood outside had not yet dissipated and the sky was still dark.

Su Qingluo sat on the dragon throne without saying a word.

An unreasonable feeling of oppression spread among the crowd.

"General Cui has not returned yet, and the rebels outside the city have not been completely eliminated. Before General Cui returns, please wait with me." Su Qingluo said lightly.

"If you confess before General Cui returns, I can consider giving you a lighter sentence. When General Cui returns, I will investigate and deal with you according to the law."

Su Qingluo curled the corners of her mouth slightly, and the officials who were swept by her eyes seemed to feel as if there was a sword hanging over their heads.

Qi Taihong looked at the talented Su Qingluo and thought that she would indeed be a qualified emperor.

He is old, and he lost this round completely.

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