238. Chapter 096: First Things First

The Golden Palace, the palace of the emperors of Zhao State in the past dynasties, the civil and military officials are separated on both sides, the golden walls reflect the glorious history of the Zhao State, for thousands of years, there has never been a woman sitting on the throne of the emperor, even if the emperor is young, the queen mother listens to the government, but only put a chair made of gold next to the throne, hang down the bead curtain, and do not let the hundred officials see the honor of the queen mother.

Yu Ling came out of the side hall of the Golden Palace in the company of Jin Buchang, and the discussion in the Golden Palace stopped for a moment, and they looked up at her one by one, and then, a burst of exclamations scattered everywhere.

"Calm me down." Yu Ling sat down lightly on the throne, which symbolized power and dignity, and swept his eyes towards the courtiers who exchanged ears, and shouted coldly, "Anyone who is dissatisfied with me sitting on this throne, stand up and speak for me, what does it look like to hide under it?" ”

Needless to say, the two old ministers of the Three Dynasties have already pushed aside the people in front of them, with a disdainful expression on their faces, and their gray beards are witnesses of history.

"Bold hairy boy, can a woman sit on the emperor's throne?"

"This palace is the princess of Zhao Kingdom, why can't you sit?" Yu Ling's eyes narrowed, knowing these two, "Master Dong, Master Su, do you recognize me?" "I went to the two of them three years ago to spy on them, these two old men don't have any eloquence, but they are still loyal to the Zhao family, and they have been mixed in the court for most of their lives, and now they are the oldest ministers in the court.

"Except for the emperor, no one is allowed to sit on the emperor's throne."

"yes, yes." There was a chorus of harmony below, but no one stood up to accuse Yu Ling together.

Yu Ling put her hands on her knees, smiled slightly, not angry at all, from left to right, she looked at it one at a time, except for two or three unfamiliar faces, the rest were the people she had spied on, which should stay, which one should be removed, she knew very well in her heart.

"Whether you can sit on the throne of this emperor or not, my father has the final say, and I can't get you to accuse me." The corners of his lips slowly overflowed with a confident smile, and his eyebrows raised slightly, "The emperor is critically ill and has ordered me to act as the government, do you have any opinions?" ”

"Absolutely." The eldest old Dong took a step forward and pointed at her angrily, although he was very disrespectful, but, in a fit of anger, he didn't notice that Yu Ling sat on the dragon chair, which was a big disrespect, "You are the eldest princess of this dynasty, and the eldest daughter of the emperor is right, but you are not married to the Great Plains Kingdom, how can you act as the government as soon as you show up, the emperor is critically ill It is a fact, but the acting of the government is also the eldest prince, what are you?" ”

"Bold." Jin Buchang shouted angrily, stepped forward to block the gaze of Old Master Dong, and reprimanded sharply: "Lord Dong, for the sake of you being the elder of the Three Dynasties, the offensive words you made to the princess just now can be forgiven, but you will never be allowed to say disrespectful words to the princess again." The princess has dissolved her marriage with Helan Xue, the third prince of Dayuan Kingdom, she is the eldest princess of Zhao Kingdom and the eldest daughter of the emperor. ”

As soon as he appeared, he immediately calmed the audience, which was recognized as the next head of the Jin family, young and promising, strategic, for him, there was no one present who was unconvinced.

"If you don't change the gold, you will retreat." Yu Ling ordered in a cold voice, "Lord Dong, today I sit on the throne of this emperor, I know that even if you don't say it, you will not be convinced in your heart, hum, I know what you think in your hearts, but, I, Zhao Yuling, tell you happily today, the poison on my father's body is under Concubine Jingui, is her son qualified to inherit the throne?" ”

Suddenly, the courtiers below exploded.

"Nonsense, what proof do you have to prove that it was poisoned by Concubine Jin, you have only been back for a few hours......"

"Then what proof do you have to prove that it wasn't the poison of Concubine Jin?" Yu Ling got up slowly, and his sharp gaze fell directly on Old Lord Dong, "Could it be that there is any connection between Lord Dong and Concubine Jin, you know so well that Concubine Jin will not poison the emperor?" Stepping down the golden steps, stopping at the last grid, looking condescendingly at the old Dong Daren, whose face had changed greatly, if it weren't for the fact that he was timid and afraid of things, and would not participate in such a big event as poisoning the emperor, she would definitely slap him first, but she didn't expect that the first to give her a horse would be these two old ministers of the Three Dynasties.

"You are a woman who has lost her virginity, what qualifications do you have to sit on the throne of Emperor Zhao?" Seeing that the old man was speechless when he was questioned, Master Su immediately stepped forward to support, and shouted loudly, his eyes widened at the boss, and he had the determination to split his heart and gall.

"For the sake of your loyalty to the Zhao family, I put up with the disrespect, I haven't been back for a few hours, Master Dong is very clear, but how much do you know everything that happened in the harem?" With his hands behind his back, he asked the old Dong majestically, "My father is critically ill, and he ordered me Zhao Yuling to inherit the throne, I am very surprised, but I Zhao Yuling doesn't want to inherit the throne yet, I just handle government affairs on behalf of my father, I believe that my father will slowly get better." ”

Before her words fell, Old Master Su pointed at her and shouted, "You are not the emperor's biological daughter at all, you bully the king's ......"

Before he finished speaking, the figure flashed, leaving a clear handprint on his face, and Yu Ling's patience was extreme.

"Bold!" Jin Lihua's angry shouts came, and with the support of Yingxue and Chunxi, she slowly walked out of the apse, wearing a golden phoenix dress to set off her pale face, "She is Zhao Yuling, the biological daughter of the palace and the emperor, even if she has been married, she is also the heart of the emperor and the palace, Su Ji, you are so bold, you speak wildly, you are so disrespectful to the eldest princess, what should you be guilty of?" ”

"See the Queen." All the courtiers knelt down and saluted, and the two old ministers even knelt on the ground, trembling.

"Queen mother, my daughter has already taught him a lesson, don't be angry, it's not good to hurt the younger brother in the womb." Yu Ling's body moved slightly, held Jin Lihua's arm, and smiled slightly, "My daughter can handle political affairs alone, and she doesn't need to worry about the queen mother." ”

"Why don't you worry about the queen mother, how can these courtiers who have always been self-righteous convince you of a princess, Yu Ling, your father has woken up, and you know that you have already handled government affairs in the Golden Palace, and you want me to pass on the decree, you all listen to it," his eyes swept towards the ministers who knelt on the ground, and said majestically: "I was poisoned, life and death are unpredictable, the eldest princess Zhao Yuling has both virtue and ability, canonized as the crown princess, and ascended the throne to inherit the throne on the same day to deal with political affairs. ”

There was a gasp of cold air below, and they all raised their heads, all with the same expression, and they were very surprised.

"You're questioning Hongu?"

"I don't dare."

"If you don't dare, let the palace hear clearly, whoever is rude to the eldest princess again, and speaks falsely, the money will not be exchanged, and you will be unforgiving."

"Don't be angry, the daughter knows what to do." Yu Ling stretched out his hand and massaged her back a few times, and said with a gentle smile: "Yingxue, serve your mother well, kowtow to my father for me, and tell him that his daughter will take care of political affairs for him, and ask him to take care of his body with peace of mind, and he will talk about this kind of thing later." ”

"Your father made an order with all his might, and from this moment on, you are the first empress of Zhao State." Turning his head to the eunuch behind him, an old eunuch was holding a golden plate in his hand and covered with a golden cloth, "Yu Ling, postpone the enthronement ceremony, this is your father's heirloom jade seal, now in your hands, you now start exercising the rights of the emperor, governing the country, don't let your father and mother down." ”

Lifting the golden cloth, the plate is the heirloom jade seal of the Zhao State, the size of the palm, the whole body is blue, it is carved from the best blue and blue jade, it has been passed down for thousands of years, and now it will be handed over to Yu Ling.

Yu Ling knelt down, hesitated unconsciously, and took the jade seal of the country, she is the real empress of Zhao State, her freedom is tied to the title of empress, her life is tied to Zhao State, she can no longer return to Dayuan Kingdom, and she can no longer fulfill her promise to Helan Yi, riding a horse and galloping, and the two hearts depend on each other.

Ye Buli hid behind the curtain and shouted silently, but he couldn't stop it, this was the golden palace of Zhao State, Yu Ling was the eldest princess of Zhao State, seeing her in a complicated mood lowered her head, her hands raised high, ready to accept the jade seal of the country, her eyes closed, he couldn't stop his second brother, he couldn't stop it.

"Think twice, the queen." Old Master Dong straightened up and shouted loudly, "Since the founding of the Zhao State, it has never been ......."

"There has never been a precedent for a woman to ascend the throne." Jin Lihua sneered and continued what he wanted to say, and the jade seal of the country was gently put into Yu Ling's hand, and it was useless to stop it, Yu Ling was the first empress destined by Zhao State, and even her biological father thought that she was competent, what reason did the courtiers have to object.

"Dong Huqi, are you questioning the palace's bad intentions and putting your own daughter on the throne of the emperor?"

"The old minister doesn't dare."

For Jin Lihua's majesty, no one dares to offend easily, she is the core of the entire Zhao army, the military power is in hand, and the words she says are even more fearful than the emperor, and there are still people in front of the emperor who will speak out, the queen here, one is one, two is two, and there are dozens of people on the side of the generals, only a few people are not from the Jin family.

"I think you dare." Jin Lihua shook off Chunxi and Yingxue who were holding her, crossed the kneeling Yu Ling, and walked towards Old Dong step by step, forcing Old Dong to lie on the ground, not daring to say anything more.

The golden silk embroidered shoes stopped in front of him, and the queen's cold voice reached her ears, "Dong Huqi, you listen to this palace, since marrying the emperor, this palace has been wholeheartedly devoted to the Zhao family, and has never done anything wrong, more than ten years, for the Zhao family's Jiangshan Sheji has made countless efforts, today, the eldest princess inherits the throne, it is the emperor's will, and it is what I Jin Lihua is looking forward to, Zhao Yuling will create a new era, lead Zhao to a more prosperous country, the country is rich and the people are strong, this is what I Jin Lihua considered as the queen of Zhao State." ”

"The queen mother is angry." Yu Ling put the heirloom jade seal on the dragon chair, moved his body, landed beside Jin Lihua, held her arm, and said softly: "Since my daughter has already received the heirloom jade seal, she will accept her fate, and she will definitely govern the land of Zhao for her father, so that the people can live happily." The queen mother asked to go back to accompany her father, and the daughter went back to greet her father immediately after dealing with the affairs of the palace. ”

Jin Lihua nodded at her and smiled reassuringly, she knew that she had the strength to deal with these pedantic courtiers in the Golden Palace.

"Lord Dong, Lord Su, do you have your approval, I am already the empress of the Zhao Kingdom, who will be the emperor is the matter of our Zhao family, you have the final say whether the emperor is competent or not, I have already taken the jade seal of the country, but I will not regard myself as the emperor, I pray that my father will recover as soon as possible and regain the imperial power."

What else can Lao Dong and Lao Su say, the general trend has gone, and they both shouted to the queen who was about to leave:

"Please ask the queen to allow the minister to return to his hometown."

Jin Lihua turned around and sneered: "The palace will not interfere in the government affairs, if you want to tell the old man to return to his hometown, tell the princess that is, Chunxi, Yingxue, we will go back to accompany the emperor." ”

"Yes."

Chunxi and Yingxue helped her out of the Golden Temple and left from the apse.

"Are you willing to say goodbye to the old man and return to his hometown?" Yu Ling stood on the golden steps and looked at them mockingly, "Are the two adults willing to give up the court's money, didn't you say that it is impossible to have great achievements in this life, but I hope there is no great fault, every month you get it safely, and when you die, the court will pay for you to hold a huge funeral." ”

The two elders kneeling at the bottom raised their heads to look at her in surprise, these words, they had said these things in private, but how could she know the truth?

"Nian lost your son in your early years, there was no one to take care of you, and your official position was withdrawn, so you can take it and go to Qingliang Town to care for the elderly together."

Yu Ling gave Jin Bu a look and asked him if he had done what she had done, the two old ministers were small problems, and the real big problem was a few people in the Golden Palace who held real power.

Jin Buchang nodded, indicating that it had been done.

"Stand down." Yu Ling returned to the dragon chair and sat down, facing the two elders, his gaze turned to Qin Qi, the deputy prime minister.

"Lord Qin, next, let's talk about you."