Playing bad and eating melons: The whole court is laughing? No, no

Three days later, Xie Beixiao officially took over General Tan's position as general in the Longwu Army and became the deputy of the general of the Longwu Army.

Early in the morning, in the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Jiang Yueyang saw Xie Beixiao standing in the aisle and greeting people.

He had a tall and straight figure, broad shoulders and a narrow waist. The lines of his face were as sharp as if carved by a knife, and he looked very heroic.

Every official who passed by him looked at him with approval, congratulated him on becoming a general, and praised him for his youth and potential.

He never tires of returning the gifts and expressing his gratitude one by one.

Jiang Yueyang's gaze lingered on him for a moment, then she retracted her gaze and walked to her seat.

After all the civil and military officials arrived one after another, Emperor Yuan also arrived with his men on time.

After Emperor Yuan took his seat, the atmosphere in the hall became solemn.

His gaze swept across everyone in the hall and finally landed on Xie Beixiao, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

"Bei Xiao." Emperor Yuan called.

Xie Beixiao stood up and stepped out of the group, "I'm here."

"Say hello to everyone."

Xie Beixiao is not at home all year round, and not many people know him.

It was only in these few days that I heard that Xie Xu's youngest son returned home, and as soon as he came back, he was highly valued by His Majesty and directly replaced General Tan.

Those who had originally hoped to succeed General Tan were somewhat dissatisfied with this, because Xie Beixiao had never had any military achievements before.

Xie Beixiao turned around, clasped his fists, and said loudly, "My lords, I'm new here. I hope you'll take care of me in the future."

He looked neither humble nor arrogant, and glanced at everyone calmly.

At this time, a general spoke in a sarcastic tone: "General Xie, you are so young and yet you have taken on such an important task. I just don't understand that the Dragon Warrior Army is an elite force defending our country. Without military achievements, how can you win the support of the people?"

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became tense.

Xie Beixiao raised the corner of his mouth slightly, and looked at the general calmly, "Your Excellency is right. Without military merit, it is indeed difficult to convince the people.

Although Bei Xiao did not have any illustrious military achievements on the battlefield, he was not without ability. Over the years, Bei Xiao followed his mentor to learn martial arts, delved into military tactics, and studied the art of deploying troops day and night, and had made some progress.

The Longwu Army has a heavy responsibility to defend the country. Bei Xiao will definitely contribute to Daxia with what he has learned.

If you feel that Bei Xiao is not capable enough, you might as well give him a chance. It won't be too late to judge him after he has made military achievements."

"How can we seal it first..."

"I heard that not all military positions are awarded based on military merit." Xie Beixiao interrupted the general calmly, "Many have distinguished themselves in the army through their own talents and strategies."

"Bei Xiao's martial arts skills are quite good. If anyone feels that Bei Xiao is not qualified to be the general of the Longwu Army, you are welcome to come and fight.

If Bei Xiao loses the battle, he will voluntarily resign as the general of the Longwu Army." Xie Bei Xiao continued.

Many generals witnessed the duel between Xie Beixiao and Suolang Doji, and they couldn't help but show fear.

They were just dissatisfied with Xie Beixiao's high position as soon as he arrived, not questioning his ability.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Yuan said in a cold voice, "Bei Xiao's talent is obvious to me, and there is no need for you to say more."

After hearing this, the general had no choice but to retreat in disappointment.

Afterwards, today's morning court officially began, and civil and military officials took turns reporting the affairs of their departments to Emperor Yuan.

The Minister of Rites said, "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's birthday will be in a few days, and she wants to celebrate it in a grand manner.

The Ministry of Rites has already begun preparations for the birthday banquet in compliance with the Empress Dowager's instructions, but the cost is considerable, so I hope Your Majesty will make the final decision."

Just as Emperor Yuan was about to speak, the Imperial Censor, Wei Da Ren, stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, with the recent constant wars, the Empress Dowager's birthday banquet should be kept simple."

"I second the proposal!"

"I second the proposal!"

Almost all the civil and military officials stood up and said that the war between Daxia and Eastern Turks was not over yet, and it was not appropriate to have an extravagant birthday banquet for the Queen Mother, so it would be best not to hold it.

Emperor Yuan also knew at this time that he could not hold a grand ceremony, but since the incident with Prince Rong, the relationship between him and the Empress Dowager had become increasingly tense.

In the past, the mother and son could sit together and eat.

Now, when he went to Shoukang Palace to see the Empress Dowager, he was turned away eight out of ten times.

If the Empress Dowager is not allowed to hold a birthday banquet, the relationship between mother and son will probably be completely broken.

Emperor Yuan was caught in a dilemma and could not make a decision. He could only tell all the officials that he would think about the birthday banquet again.

Jiang Yueyang shook his head and sighed, "Your Majesty, it's really not easy to be the emperor!"

[Who says it isn't true? However, I think the person who has it even harder right now is Ke Ming, the Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.]

[Hmm?] Jiang Yueyang raised her eyebrows slightly, [Why is it not easy for Master Ke?]

As soon as Ke Ming heard his name, he knew Jiang Yueyang and the others were going to eat his melon, and he couldn't help but mutter to himself, "This day has finally come."

The Ministry of Justice is the only department whose staff has never been cheated since Jiang Yueyang came to power. Everyone is very curious about what kind of cheat Ke Ming will give them.

Xie Beixiao raised his eyebrows slightly and glanced at Jiang Yueyang who was sitting behind him.

Is this what my father is saying?

The system laughed and said: [Ke Ming is wearing a pair of red shorts.]

Jiang Yueyang: [……]

Emperor Yuan and all civil and military officials: "..."

Ke Ming covered his face secretly, feeling so embarrassed that he could hardly bear the consequences.

Jiang Yueyang asked speechlessly: [Is there anything special about those red shorts?]

Ke Ming's mother has become very superstitious since she asked a wandering Taoist priest for a magic potion to wake up the injured and unconscious Ke Ming.

Some time ago, Ke Ming was injured while handling a case. The wound did not heal for a long time, so Ke Ming's mother went to ask the wandering Taoist priest.

The wandering Taoist priest said that Ke Ming had killed many evil people and frequented murder scenes, so he was infected with evil spirits. He needed to wear red shorts to suppress the evil spirits in his body so that everything would go smoothly and he would be safe. Moreover, he had to wear a pair of red shorts for 21 consecutive days.

Hearing this, Ke Ming was so embarrassed that he wanted to find a hole to crawl into.

Civil and military officials subconsciously thought that if they wore the same pair of shorts for twenty-one days, they would suffocate to death.

Jiang Yueyang asked curiously, "Why not 49 days? Don't Taoists like the number 49? 21 days is too unprofessional."

Ke Ming: No, he really wants to die if that happens!

The King of Yan couldn't help but shudder when he thought about having to wear a pair of shorts for forty-nine days. Wouldn't that be itchy to death?

The others were confused by Jiang Yueyang's words and wondered in their hearts why it was twenty-one days?

The system replied with a stifled laugh: [Because the Taoist was worried about problems if he wore it for too long, he had to shorten the time to be on the safe side.]

[This...] Jiang Yueyang was speechless. [Can you trust Lord Ke's mother?]

[I believe it! After all, the Taoist priest's magic water saved Master Ke's life.]

Speaking of this, Jiang Yueyang asked again: [Was Master Ke really saved by the Taoist's talisman water?]

Emperor Yuan and all civil and military officials were also curious about this question.

The system did not answer but asked: [What do you think? ]

"I don't know! Master Wu Nian is so powerful, maybe that Taoist priest has some skills too?"

[No, he's just a charlatan who knows a little bit about medicine! ]

When Emperor Yuan heard the system say that the wandering Taoist priest was a charlatan, he couldn't help but look regretful.

Hearing that the Taoist priest was good at refining elixirs, he thought that if the Taoist priest was really capable, he might be able to refine the kind of elixir that can prolong life.

Master Wu Nian is indeed powerful, but he can only peek into the secrets of heaven and cannot refine elixirs.

Moreover, the secret cannot be revealed unless the time is right.

Back then, the reason why he insisted on building a huge temple to protect the country for Master Wu Nian was because Master Wu Nian told him that he would be the emperor of Da Xia in the future, and he did become the emperor.

This is also the main reason why he believes in Buddhism.