After Wu Meiniang sat down, Li Zhi looked at Wu Meiniang distressedly, although she didn't say anything, but everything was silent.

After that, Li Zhicai praised Han Yi, and let Han Yi be included in the ranks, standing opposite Li Ji.

"Shang Shuling, have you already thought of the method of disaster relief?"

Han Yi had just joined the ranks, and Zhang Wenguan on the side suddenly whispered.

Han Yi sighed lightly: "At that time, I had some ideas, but I was not completely sure, but at that time, how could I dare to say it." ”

When Zhang Wenguan heard this, he couldn't help but sigh secretly, judging from the current situation, Shangguanyi and them had helped Wu Meiniang a lot, if it wasn't for Shangguanyi and them to come out to make trouble, it would not have been Wu Meiniang's turn to come forward in this matter, so she would not be able to sit there today.

Li Zhi swept his eyes and said with confidence: "Since ancient times, people have been talking about locusts, and the places where locusts pass through are not a single inch of grass, and the people are miserable. However, as I am sure you all know, the queen not only did not cause the locust plague to spread further, but also helped the people to recover their livelihoods immediately after the disaster, which caused the lowest harm to the people in history. ”

As soon as these words came out, the faces of the ministers changed slightly, and they were all silent.

This is obviously to settle accounts after the fall.

Li Zhi only frowned slightly, and the air in the Taiji Hall suddenly froze, "I remember that when the disaster first began, many ministers in the court not only did not think about how to relieve the disaster, but thought about how to put the blame on the queen all day long, and also used the name of God to force me to abolish the queen, so that I almost made a big mistake and plunged tens of thousands of people into famine. Their intentions are not only infuriating, but also terrifying, and now that I think about it, I feel terrified, what kind of people are standing here now! ”

This is a very serious matter, but it did force him to choke enough at the beginning, which made him lose face, because Wu Meiniang is not an ordinary minister, but his wife, and the minister forced him to abolish the queen, which is a very shameless thing, but he even planned to make a compromise at that time, because there was no way, he couldn't stop the natural disaster, and now that Wu Meiniang is triumphant, then of course he has to be angry in his heart.

And he also felt guilty about Wu Meiniang in his heart, so he was waiting for Wu Meiniang at the court meeting, and he must end this matter first, otherwise, he felt that he couldn't chat happily with Wu Meiniang.

As soon as he finished speaking, Shangguan Yi walked out of the queue, came to the front of the steps, knelt down, and put the board on the ground, "Weichen is guilty, and please punish Your Majesty." ”

Becoming a king and losing, although no one mentioned their punishment when they were gambling at the beginning, but Wu Meiniang gambled everything on herself, and now that Wu Meiniang has survived, then they will never be able to pass easily, since it is a gamble, it must be fair.

Shangguan Yi is also from a noble background, he still has this demeanor Yes, don't scold your emperor, pay attention to your body, I am willing to gamble and lose, you want to kill, you want to chop, listen to it.

One after another, many ministers stood up, knelt on the ground, and begged Li Zhi to punish.

At this point, they also know that it is difficult to get out of the whole body, so it is better to stand up first and show some grace.

Li Zhi slapped the table, pointed at Shangguan Yi and said: "You people, you people read all the books of sages, and all of them are full of wealth, but you have used what you have learned in your life to the crooked and evil ways, and you know all day long that you are bewitching the people in the court, disturbing people's hearts, and almost delaying the disaster. ”

Shangguan Yi prostrate on the ground, "The criminal minister committed a heinous crime, slandered the queen, and was ashamed of His Majesty's love for the minister, and he had no shame to see His Majesty again, and asked His Majesty to die for this minister." ”

The officials behind him also said in unison: "Please also ask Your Majesty to die." ”

The ministers standing on the side, no one pleaded for them, not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't, because they all knew in their hearts that if Wu Meiniang didn't pass the test, then it would be Wu Meiniang who was kneeling here today, and Shangguanyi and they would never let Wu Meiniang go.

"Your Majesty."

Wu Meiniang suddenly spoke.

Li Zhi turned his head to look at Wu Meiniang and asked, "What does the queen plan to do with them?" ”

Of course he knew Wu Meiniang, and he would never spare them.

Wu Meiniang said: "Your Majesty, in fact, not only are they not guilty, but they are meritorious. ”

As soon as these words came out, the ministers were shocked.

Li Zhi was stunned for a while before he said, "Queen, what did you say?" ”

It's incredible!

Wu Meiniang said: "Your Majesty, if it weren't for their aggressiveness and pushing the concubines to a dead end, the concubines would not have devoted themselves to disaster relief as they are now, and they would not have achieved such great success, so the concubines thought that they were not only innocent, but meritorious." ”

After Li Zhi made sure that he had heard correctly, he was shocked for a while, and then said, "Have you forgotten how they slandered you in the first place?" It even forces you to ....... ”

Wu Meiniang said with a smile: "How can this concubine forget, but the concubine, as His Majesty's queen, naturally wants to put His Majesty first, and my Tang Dynasty can be prosperous today, mainly because Your Majesty is open-minded and generous, humbly admonished, knows people well, and employs people on the basis of merit.

In addition, if they had not said so, the DPRK and the central government would not have paid as much attention to the locust plague as they do now, which is also the key reason for this success, and it is precisely because the government and the opposition have united that they have helped the people in the disaster area to overcome this difficulty. Moreover, when the concubines went deep into the disaster area, they saw that the local people were miserable, and they were indeed very touched in their hearts, and at the same time, they also thought that their words were very necessary. As a monarch, His Majesty should regard natural disasters as a warning from God to the monarch, and as God urging His Majesty to cherish his people more.

Therefore, in the event of a natural disaster, the imperial court should make every effort to provide disaster relief and protect the people from harm, instead of being superstitious about sacrificing heaven and earth, regardless of the life and death of the people, so as to live up to God's painstaking efforts. ”

After these words, the ministers were moved, and the sense of admiration came spontaneously, whether it was a civil minister or a military general, this was really touching, and said in unison: "The queen is benevolent and righteous, and the ministers and others are shameless." ”

Li Zhi was slightly stunned and said with a smile: "It seems that the queen has indeed benefited a lot from going to disaster relief this time!" ”

Wu Meiniang nodded with a smile.

A gentle smile made Li Zhi feel very moved, and the anger in his heart also disappeared, and said: "Shangguanyi, since the queen intercedes for you, then I will forgive your sins this time, and I hope that you can know your mistakes and change them." ”

Shangguan Yi and the others originally thought that they were dead, and there was no way to live at all, but they didn't expect Wu Meiniang to help them intercede, in fact, only Wu Meiniang could save them, but how could this be possible, they didn't react now.

Li Zhi frowned and said, "You don't hurry up and thank you." ”

Shangguan Yi was stunned and said, "Thank you Your Majesty for sparing your life, thank you for the queen's mercy." ”

The rest of the people also thanked their foreheads one after another, and they really picked up their lives.

Wu Meiniang suddenly glanced at Han Yi slightly, only to see the guy closing his eyes and hanging his head, slightly tilting his toes, revealing a trace of impatience.

In fact, Han Yi's mind had already flown to his family, where did he have the heart to listen to their nonsense here, he thought to himself, let's end it quickly.

However, there are people who are not as good as he wants.

As soon as Shangguan Yi and the others retreated, Hao Chujun stood up and said: "Your Majesty, according to the minister's investigation, when the disaster just happened, the history of the Weizhou assassination and the Xiangzhou assassination ...... As a state assassin, they did not call on the people to rescue the disaster in time, but blindly superstition, which made many people become unprofitable, and His Majesty should dismiss them from their posts and investigate them. ”

As soon as his words fell, Wu Meiniang suddenly said, "Your Majesty, please spare their lives." ”

Li Zhi was stunned and said, "Why did the queen ask them to intercede?" ”

Hao Chujun was also stunned, how can this queen today be the same as a bodhisattva, not at all like the vicious queen before.

Wu Meiniang said: "Hao Shangshu is reasonable, they did make a big mistake, which made the disaster more serious, but at the same time, they also learned a lesson, they now understand very well, in the face of natural disasters, sacrifice is useless, the only way is to organize the people to actively fight the disaster, they have learned a valuable lesson from it, although this has paid a huge price, but it is precisely because of this, Your Majesty should continue to let them govern the local area, if they are dismissed and investigated, the people who will take office in the future may make the same mistakes, In this case, the gains outweigh the losses. ”

Liu Xiangdao stood up and said: "The queen is kind-hearted, the minister is deeply admired, and the minister also thinks that the queen is extremely reasonable, although they are all unforgivable, but leaving them is indeed a good thing for the local people, and the court should also put the people first." ”

Many ministers came forward to support the queen's proposal.

Li Zhi nodded and said, "In this way, Zhongshu Province will write a holy decree for me, rebuke them, let them remember this lesson, and hope that they can atone for their sins." ”

Liu Xiangdao arched his hand and said, "The minister obeys the order." ”

Zhang Wenguan suddenly stood up and said, "Your Majesty, there is still the Taiyuan plan ......" ”

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Li Zhi said: "The queen and Shang Shuling have just come back, and the Taiyuan plan involves a wide range of things, and it will not be clear for a while, so I will not talk about it for the time being." ”

He held this meeting today just to settle accounts after the autumn, he didn't want to talk about the Taiyuan plan here, he was more inclined to talk to Han Yi.

"Yes."

Zhang Wenguan retreated in embarrassment.

Li Zhi said again: "Today's court meeting will end here, disperse the court." ”

The ministers subconsciously saluted: "The ministers send your majesty well." ”

After a while, I suddenly realized that there was another queen, and hurriedly added another "queen".

It can be seen how uncomfortable the queen is when she appears here.