As the month passed, the people gathered outside the palace and loudly begged the empress to abolish the national teacher in order to calm the resentment. Hundreds of officials also jointly wrote a letter, asking the empress to burn Qikang to death to resentment of the people.

The drought in the south has become Qikang's fault, the weakening of the country's fortunes in the past hundred years has become Qikang's fault, and even the death of the emperor has been blamed on Qikang's head, even if the murderer Wanning has confessed, everyone is still willing to believe that he is gentle and kind, he was confused by Qikang's witchcraft.

Meng Hui was not in a hurry to deal with Wanning, firstly, she didn't think about what to do, and secondly, she was still the daughter of Wanning in the eyes of the world, and her identity was here, so it was difficult to make a reasonable judgment.

Originally, according to the results of the trial of the three divisions, Wanning should be sentenced to death. As an example of a man in the world, he did such a rebellious thing, in addition to the two major crimes of killing the king and killing his wife, he also surfaced because of the involvement of Qikang and the Wan family, and there was one more crime of rebellion.

There are still many moral charges pressed down, and Wanning will inevitably be guilty of capital crimes, and he will die a miserable death once the sentence is pronounced. Meng Hui privately felt that there was no need, even if he really wanted to sentence him to death, giving him a cup of poisoned wine or a long silk would always be decent.

But she knew that even if she mentioned this matter slightly, it would be said that the civil and military officials were selfish, so she simply didn't mention it, and only dealt with the Wanjia family that was easier to solve first.

Meng Hui considered the proposals of several important ministers, and finally decided to sentence the rebels of the Wan family to be executed, and there was no need to bring them back to Beijing for execution. Innocent people were identified, women were branded as soldiers, and men were sold into slavery in the market. As for the slaves who belonged to all families, they were to be re-sold, both men and women.

These people were taken to all corners of the concubine and scattered, and they didn't know where each other went, and it was impossible to meet each other in this life, let alone assemble and develop again.

Without the family and the clansmen, the Wanjia family collapsed completely. The people of the Panzhi tribe were frightened this time, and when they learned that they had saved a small life, they were grateful to the emperor, and all the people who filled the army started a twelve-point spiritual exercise, after all, the emperor did not say that they were not allowed to make contributions again.

Meng Hui really didn't plan to kill them all, she pulled them up before the rebellion surfaced, the evidence was not much, and the crime of governing the Wan family was not too serious.

What's more, according to the investigation of the people below, only the Yanzhi and Qikang are involved in the Wanjia family, and the side branches are all kept in the dark, and they really shouldn't pay the price of their lives for what they haven't done.

Seeing that she had handled it properly, Chao Shang's attention shifted to Qi Kang again. From the officials to the people, to the guards and waiters in the court, they all hoped that Meng Hui would burn the demon Qikang to death.

They not only pushed the weakness of the eldest concubine onto Qi Kang, but also vented a resentment, most of which was due to the reverence of the past. Everyone felt like a fool, who had been bewitched by the Qikang and other demons for so long, and when they remembered their former reverence, they all felt that they had fallen into witchcraft.

The more he thought about it, the more angry he became. In the end, even Meng Hui didn't expect that everyone's reaction would be so big, so big that even she couldn't resist it.

"Your Majesty, there are a total of thirteen old ministers outside who have been in seclusion for many years, and they all knelt at the door of the hall and refused to get up." Qingzhu was sweating and reluctantly came in to convey the news.

Meng Hui's thoughts had already been swept away, and a group of trembling old ladies, who didn't know how many years they had been living in the mansion, actually ran into the palace today to force her to make a decision, which shows that she really can't drag it out.

Of course, Meng Hui was not soft-hearted and did not want to kill Qikang, but there was a contradiction that had not been resolved.

The weather is still dry, and even if Qikang is burned, it will still not rain, which is very unfavorable for her.

Killing Qikang and abolishing the national teacher system was a plan she had set early on. It's just that she has to wait for the most suitable opportunity to let Qi Kang "die as she deserves", so that she can go more smoothly in the future.

If Qikang is burned to death today, and the drought continues, then Renyan will soon turn around and accuse her. Meng Hui is very aware of this, and he has been dragging it out without listening or watching, and is dedicated to solving ten thousand family affairs.

But there is always a head in the affairs of the Wan family, and it is almost the same at this time, and it is time to face the verdict of Qikang again.

"Ask them to go back and rest, and in three days, I will make a decision." Meng Hui waved his hand and continued to look at the history books, which were the experiences of the first national teacher from his appointment to his death.

Pray for rain twelve times, this record simply shocked Meng Huidu, no matter how powerful the observation of the sky is, it is a miracle to be able to successfully rain so many times.

Meng Hui frowned, and his hand drew on the table, writing exactly the ancient runes common to the Heavenly Court of the Earth. As for the content, it is naturally "rain fast rain fast rain fast rain".

She was really forced to have no choice, so she hit the idea of praying for rain, and she really begged for rain from heaven in vain, not the kind of watching the sky.

According to her observations, the drought has the potential to cause a major drought, affecting the harvest, and may even kill people from heat. If it continues, let alone start a war, it will be difficult to stabilize the interior.

Besides, once Qi Kang dies, the fault of the drought will be blamed on her, and even the entire Ji family. At that time, the throne will not be saved, and the small life will not be saved, and it will be extrapolated that Bai Yu will not be born.

Meng Hui decided to take a gamble, because she really had no other way than to pray for rain.

If it were a modern society, it would be possible to use machines to make a groundwater project emergency, but there is no electricity or equipment here, and the harvest really depends on the will of God.

"If it doesn't work, it's seven days away anyway." The reason why Meng Hui said that he made a decision within three days was to delay it a little longer to see if he could wait for the sudden rain. If she can't, then she plans to announce it three days later, and she will personally go to the altar to pray for rain.

If you succeed, everything will go without saying that the problem will be solved. If she failed, she would quickly abdicate and give up the throne to Ji Yuan first. If the officials and the people are still not satisfied, then persuade Ji Yuan to leave quickly, and directly transfer the imperial power to the Jiang family, so as to save his life.

Qikang's today may become her tomorrow at any time, so she didn't dare to ignore it, and considered the route to evacuate the palace, and prepared the small burden of running away.

Shang Yun and Qingzhu saw it in their eyes, and they both secretly said that no matter what they encountered, they were willing to follow her. Meng Hui saw that there were still people to support him, and he felt a little more confident.

In this chaotic period, Meng Hui and Ji Yuan's plans have not stopped, although the two have not met, but things have been agreed a long time ago, and each other has a tacit understanding that does not need to be explained.

Therefore, when everyone's attention was all focused on burning the national teacher and calming the grievances, an inconspicuous caravan set off from the border, carrying the specialties of the great concubine and some news, and hurried to Taetea.

In the early morning of getting the return, Meng Hui nodded to indicate that he understood, breathed a long sigh of relief, and instructed Qingzhu: "Draft, four days later is the day of great luck, I want to go to the sacrificial platform in person, pray for rain and dew, and save my people." ”

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