Baby, don't be afraid, I'll accompany you to the heavens and the seas!

Outside Xuanwu Gate, the blood and corpses of the Zhang family were still fresh, and it seemed that another family was about to suffer the same fate.

In the third year of the Qingting Moli era, the Zhang family was punished for deceiving the emperor and disrupting the court. Everyone had the right to kill them.

The emperor ordered that Zhang's entire clan be beheaded at the Meridian Gate, and that Consort Zhang be banished to the Cold Palace.

Lu Weiyan, the Grand Minister of State, who was in cahoots with Lu, was thrown into the dungeon to await execution in the autumn.

Lu Weiqian, who was lame, was able to survive because he married Princess Zhi. After the wedding next month, he and the idiot princess will be exiled to the barbarian lands.

Those candidates who dared to offer advice were exonerated and given official positions based on their talents, contributing to the prosperity and peace of our dynasty.

The Yang family's official residence;

General Yang was resting with his eyes closed in his study, silently pondering the emperor's decree.

A sudden heart palpitation at midnight woke General Yang up early;

The old man, his face pale and weary, sighed in the darkness. His once-mighty ambition, forged in countless battles, had long since fallen into slumber, oblivious to the passage of time.

"master!!!"

"Something terrible has happened! Something horrible has happened!!"

"Master!! Master!!!"

The old steward of the Yang family mansion ran and shouted, hurriedly carrying a dim palace lantern through the rain.

The wet, dripping stains clung to the low-lying area, clattering underfoot as the servants trampled them.

"What do you think?!" Upon hearing the commotion, Yang Chenqing from the side room disregarded the servants' attempts to stop him and grabbed the old steward's arm.

The old steward of the Yang family stared at the young master with a cold expression and mumbled, "The palace... news has come from the palace!"

"Tell me, tell me, the young lady has had a miscarriage, and is bleeding heavily!"

Boom! A deafening clap of thunder lashed down, illuminating Yang Chenqing's terrified face in the night!

"Someone, escort, escort the young master back to his room!" General Yang, his eyes gloomy, slowly emerged from the darkness of the study.

"Ah, Father!!!"

"I, I, I want to go to the palace!!"

"My sister is in trouble! I need to go to the palace!!" Yang Chenqing's eyes were glazed over, her back bent low, and she kept muttering to herself.

"Someone! Escort the young master back to his room!!"

"Don't let the young master leave the house!!"

General Yang gave the order, and his personal guards immediately rushed towards Yang Chenqing, trying to pull him away!

"Ahhh!! Big sister!!"

"no no!!!"

"Father, I want to enter the palace! I want to enter the palace! Let me go!!"

Yang Chenqing's neck veins bulged and his eyes were bloodshot as he forcefully shook off his personal guards.

"Young master, young master, please calm down!!" The old steward stepped forward to comfort him with pity, his words filled with reluctance.

"Yes! Young master, please listen to the old general!" The maids held up paper umbrellas and wiped away their tears with handkerchiefs.

"My son, be good!!"

General Yang looked at Yang Chenqing, who was kneeling on the ground and crying, and, suppressing his grief, stepped forward and patted his head reassuringly.

"Prepare the carriages and horses! Enter the palace!!" Yang Chenfeng did not linger and left his official residence with a flick of his sleeve.

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What does it matter if a woman loses her imperial heir?!

She can only blame her for being stupid, not for my lax governance! (For the sake of the novel's plot, please refrain from...)

Attending the morning court is mandatory, but women can be discarded! (For the sake of the novel's plot, please refrain from...)

The emperor sits high in the Mingtang Hall, half his face shrouded in incense smoke, making it impossible to discern his emotions.

After Grand Minister Lu fell from power, the tripartite balance of power in the court was reduced to a power struggle between two tigers.

The conservatives, led by General Yang, and the radicals, led by General Lin, had a huge argument in the morning court session this morning!

Qing Tingmo squinted, sighing that the scene of military generals dominating the court was truly terribly boring!

It seems that the pace of bringing the new batch of talented young men who passed the imperial examinations into the previous dynasty needs to be accelerated!

The audience below erupted in laughter and jeers; who could possibly know what the emperor was thinking?!

"What? Is General Yang already impatient with just a slight guess?!"

The Minister of Works, his beard bristling and eyes wide with anger, falsely accused Zhang: "Although the Zhang family has fallen from grace, the person behind this is someone of great importance!"

After the commander finished speaking, he glanced meaningfully at General Yang across from him.

"Why are you being so aggressive, sir?! Just produce the evidence!"

"Hahaha~ Don't frame loyal and righteous men for nothing!" The Minister of Rites said sternly, then rushed down to his knees below the stage.

"Your Majesty, General Li has submitted a report!!"

"Oh?! What important matter does Lord Li have to report?!" Qing Tingmo stared at the Minister of Rites below the stage, feigning suspicion.

"Your Majesty, the one I am reporting is Gong Tongbai, the son of the Minister of Works who has deceived and misled the emperor!"

Our Emperor: "Continue!!!"

"This young master Gong is truly a young 'prodigy'!"

"They not only seize and plunder these weak orphaned girls who have fled famine from the northern deserts in the capital, but they also secretly sell them to prominent brothel families...!!"

"Alright, Lord Li, you need to produce some evidence, not just empty words!" the supply commander retorted calmly, his tone full of disdain.

"To be controlled! Have you no shame?!"

"Everyone knows what your well-mannered son has done; it's practically announcing it to the whole world!"

"What more evidence do you need?! You, you are utterly shameless!" President Li cursed angrily.

"So what if it is?! So what if it isn't?!"

"Then, Lord Li, tell me, what methods do you have to deal with this overwhelming number of starving refugees?!"

The supply commander's expression was calm, his eyes deep and unfocused: "They're starving, could it be?!"

"Could it be?! Is Lord Li willing to become food for these refugees?!"

Bang!!! General Li rushed into the enemy camp in one stride, not even bothering to adjust his official hat, and kicked it.

"How dare you!!" The supply commander looked at Lord Li, who was straddling him, and before he could even cry out, he was slapped again.

"This is an insult to civility!!"

"This is utterly disgraceful!!!" The powerful official who had bought his way into the court couldn't bear to watch and immediately covered his face in anger!

"Oh my gosh~ So, Mr. Pang knows what civility is?!"

"Tsk tsk tsk~ You've already become someone else's lackey, and you're still pretending?!" The Minister of War sneered.

"Aaaaah! I'll fight you to the death!" The huge man couldn't stand this humiliation, so he rolled up his sleeves and charged into the enemy's camp.

Before long, apart from General Yang and General Lin who remained motionless, countless court officials behind them had already lost control and were wrestling together.

"Oh dear, esteemed gentlemen!!!"

"My lords, calm down! Calm down!" Upon seeing this, Eunuch Kang hurriedly ran down to dissuade them.

The courtiers, their eyes blazing with rage, tore off their official robes and boots and threw them forcefully at the other party.

"Oh dear! Whose official boots have been lost?!"

"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! Ouch!" Kang Dajian covered his right cheek, wincing in pain as he asked amidst the chaotic crowd.

"Oh dear! Waaah~ Whose belt is this now?!"

"Ouch, ouch, ouch~ Step on it gently!"

"Please step on it gently, everyone!!"