127 “Drunken Bones (Guyan 1v1 High H)” is sealed

As soon as Xie Ciyan said these words, all the courtiers below were shocked. Some of the courtiers who couldn’t hold back their expressions suddenly turned gloomy. They clenched their fists, bent their legs, knelt down on the ground, and loudly remonstrated, “Your Majesty, think twice——”

Someone led the crowd, and other courtiers and their family members who were still looking at each other knelt down with him and said in unison: “Your Majesty, please think again!”

The man sitting on the dragon chair raised his lips into a smile that was not a smile. He placed the wine cup in his hand on the desk and made a crisp sound.He clearly hasn’t said anything yet, and his sitting posture is more lazy than before, but this posture exudes a majestic aura that cannot be ignored, making people involuntarily feel fearful.”No need to think twice. I am announcing this to you, not discussing it.”

With just a few words, several inexperienced civil servants began to think about retreating, and before the emperor noticed them, they all lowered their heads in a panic.But how can those courtiers involved in family interests be willing to retire?Moreover, the elders of the two dynasties, who were accustomed to relying on their elders, suddenly raised their heads to edit, their brows furrowed, and their eyes filled with disapproval.”Your Majesty, this is not allowed!” He straightened his back with an attitude of admonishment, “The legitimate daughter of the Yan family is… the deposed concubine of the previous emperor! What qualifications does an abandoned woman have to ascend to the throne of queen again?! The emperor actually deposed the Sixth Palace and stopped taking concubines for this girl. How can this… be decent!”

Yan Zhaozhao felt these words sting her ears slightly. The shelled shrimps and crabs in front of her tasted like chewing wax when she put them into her mouth. Her eyes that were originally somewhat interested were now filled with sadness.She pulled Xie Ciyan’s hanging sleeves under the desk and signaled to him to go back first.Just as she was about to stand up, her wrist was suddenly grasped by the man’s big palm, and his fingertips gently rubbed the back of her hand, as if to comfort her, but also as if he didn’t want her to leave.

She had no choice but to sit down and watch them, pretending not to care about what they said.

Xie Ciyan’s eyes were as bright as fire, and his eyes were slightly narrowed. Underneath, the courtiers and their families were kneeling together.It stands to reason that matters in the harem are state affairs, and the family members need to retreat, but he deliberately kept the people behind, just to take this opportunity to put an end to those unnecessary thoughts in their hearts.”The legitimate daughter of the Yan family has a noble status, comes from a famous family, is well-read in poetry and books, and is well-educated. How is she unworthy of sitting on the position of queen?” He sneered, “Furthermore, which law in Dasheng states that a remarried daughter cannot ascend to the throne?”

The folk customs of Sheng Sheng are open, and there is no rule that women are not allowed to marry a second time. There is no need to use the rules of female virtue and seven outs to restrict women. If they are unlucky after getting married, why not leave.

The courtier choked for a moment and didn’t know how to refute the emperor in front of him.He just thanked Ciyan and refused to let him have another chance to speak. He said directly: “I think you remember the deposed emperor, right? Do you still remember how he governed?”

The courtiers looked troubled, as if considering that there were women here, they did not dare to say those words.”It seems that I remember.” He raised his hand, firmly grasped the handle of the chair with his palm, and leaned back on the dragon chair, adding a sense of laziness and the aura of an emperor who held the world in his palm.”The deposed emperor’s harem is extremely full. The concubines live in the six palaces of the east and west. They hang around the harem all day long and even go to court with their concubines to accompany them. They don’t care about the affairs of the government. Do you want me to follow in his footsteps?”

“Your Majesty, no!” The expressions of the ministers suddenly changed, and one of them even replied without caring about the disgrace in front of the palace. After realizing what he had done, he hurriedly lowered his head, fearing that the emperor would punish him in the next second.He was one of the civil servants who saw how the deposed emperor was leading to destruction step by step. All the deeds of the deposed emperor in the past were extremely absurd, and every single one of them could be included in the annals of history and be cast aside by all generations!If there had not been a regent to supervise the country and handle the government affairs at that time, the Sheng Kingdom would have been overthrown by the enemy, and there would be no prosperity today.

Obviously, as soon as Xie Ciyan said these words, the civil servants who originally wanted to remonstrate with him all retreated and their arrogance also dropped a lot.There is already a deposed emperor who committed suicide because of women’s lust, and the prosperous country must not have another one.Having learned from this experience, the emperor could accept the dethronement of the harem.

The old minister turned his head and glanced at the family members behind him. Among them, his wife was quietly winking at him and gesturing to his eldest daughter who was also kneeling next to him.When he saw this, he gritted his teeth suddenly and turned around to admonish the emperor on the dragon throne. His tone was unquestionable and firm, like the well-intentioned toughness of an elder in the family.”Has your Majesty ever considered having an heir?”

Hearing the word “son”, Yan Zhaozhao’s folded hands suddenly tightened, and his body stiffened accordingly.She originally thought that Xie Ciyan was concentrating on confronting the courtiers and would not notice her, but at the moment when she reacted unnaturally, a large palm suddenly covered the back of her slightly cold hand, patting him gently to comfort him, as if silently telling her not to worry, he was there for everything.

Yan Zhaozhao curled her lips and smiled, but she was afraid of being seen by others, so she quickly lowered her head and looked at their intertwined hands.Then she moved her fingertips slightly, turned her palm upward, and held his hand.

Xie Ciyan’s fingertips trembled, and after reacting, he held her hand tighter.The tenderness under the desk was not known to the courtiers. It was like a small world that could only accommodate the warmth of the two of them.The tenderness between his brows and eyes had already faded away when his sight touched the group of courtiers, and his eyes were slightly cold.”When I was young, the late emperor once said something to me.” He paused briefly and then spoke again, “The position of emperor should be occupied by a capable person.”

The face of the old minister who came to remonstrate was even more ugly. He was about to retort, but he heard the young emperor say, “Why and how the deposed emperor was deposed, I think you all know very well. If, when I am trying to correct the chaos, the deposed emperor has a prince with the same virtues as him, do you want to leave this prosperous country in his hands or me?”

There was silence downstairs, and many courtiers were already shaken. They no longer looked confident in their words at the beginning, and could only look at each other with hesitation.”The emperor of a country should not only follow the royal bloodline. Sitting on the Dragon Throne should be for the welfare of the people, quelling war and chaos, and making the prosperous country prosperous. All these require capable people. The prosperous country needs a capable and wise king, not a prince who only has direct bloodline.”

Among them, there were many elders of the two dynasties who could not accept Xie Ciyan’s statement and frowned.They are pedantic and conservative, and always believe that the distinction between legitimate concubines and concubines is vastly different. A person’s temperament and ability can be judged by the direct concubine’s bloodline, but a person’s temperament has never been judged as a legitimate concubine.

“Now, I am the emperor and the rightful king of the prosperous country. What I say is the rules and the laws that you as ministers should abide by.” Xie Ciyan turned his head, glanced at Yan Zhaozhao affectionately, and raised the hands they were holding under the desk to the desk, allowing them to see clearly.”I will say it again, and it will be the last time.”

His voice was deep and powerful, like thunder that hit everyone’s hearts. It carried an irresistible majesty, and was like a heavy hammer, knocking them so hard that they didn’t even dare to raise their heads.”I will establish Yan Zhaozhao, the legitimate daughter of the Yan family, as the Queen of Sheng Kingdom, abolish the harem, and will no longer have any concubines.”

“This is the imperial edict.” Xie Ciyan said word by word, his voice a little harsher, as if if anyone dared to object again, there would be no good results.

Sure enough, as soon as these words came out, the courtiers below could only suppress all their thoughts, no matter how unwilling they were.Even the old minister kneeling at the front gritted his teeth and leaned forward, folded his hands in front of his forehead, and said in unison with the others: “My minister, I obey the order.”