On the high jade steps, the huge dragon seat carved in gold was empty, and the Beicang Emperor Huangfu Hao had not yet come to the court.

The people of His Highness couldn't wait any longer, and from time to time stretched out their heads to look at the high place.

Finally, with the celebrant shouting "The emperor has arrived", Huangfu Hao, wearing a bright yellow dragon robe, slowly walked up the jade steps with his arm held by Gonggong Jiang and sat on the dragon chair. He gently raised his somewhat old eyes and glanced lightly for a week, and the majesty of the Son of Heaven was not angry.

His Royal Highness's hundred officials immediately bowed down and bowed as usual, and saluted the mountain call. The only difference is that today their voices are particularly loud and loud. It seems that he wants to use this momentum to overwhelm something, or he is giving his shaky self-confidence a little more peace of mind.

Huangfu Hao's eyes remained unchanged, and he gently raised his hand and brushed his sleeves, signaling that the hundred officials would be exempted. Without dragging the mud and water, he cut directly to today's topic, and said slowly: "Xuanqi Yu will see you." ”

"Xuanqi rain to see you~~!" As the sharp voice of Gonggong Jiang, who was standing on the side, sounded, all the ministers invariably raised their heads slightly and turned to look at the gate of the main hall.

The person who came was wearing a plain dress, and the three thousand green silk were only tied high with a ribbon, and he was holding his head high, and he was gently lifting the lotus step without squinting, and he walked up the stairs. In the blink of an eye, he walked outside the hall and crossed the threshold of the main hall.

The woman has a slender figure, a stunning face, and deep eyes. Even if she is coarse and plain in makeup, it is difficult to hide her temperament and heroic appearance. It was like a cold plum and snow, and the autumn chrysanthemum was covered with frost, which amazed the eyes of hundreds of officials for a while.

In front of everyone's eyes, Shangguan Jiyue stepped forward calmly, facing the bright yellow figure above the main hall, bowing down to the monarch and minister, and his voice was neither humble nor high-pitched: "Qi Yu see the emperor!" ”

"Qi Yu, are you guilty?"

Huangfu Hao's majestic eyes flashed, and he didn't let Shangguan Jiyue get up, and his faint tone made people unable to hear any emotion.

When Shangguan Jiyue heard this, her face was still unshocked, she raised her eyes slightly, lightly opened her lips, and said solemnly: "If the emperor said that Qi Yu disguised herself as a man and pretended to be a man to join the army, then Qi Yu would be guilty." If it is said that Qi Yu has cholera military discipline, bullied the king, and should be punished, then please forgive Qi Yu for not daring to admit his guilt. ”

When everyone heard this, the hall was in an uproar.

Even Huang Fuhao, who was sitting on the dragon chair, raised his eyes slightly to look at Shangguan Jiyue, and frowned two long eyebrows almost invisibly.

His Royal Highness has been up and down in officialdom for many years, and he has long practiced a good kung fu of observing words and feelings. One of them was wearing a dark crimson official uniform, he took a few steps forward, walked to Shangguan Jiyue's side and stood still, and without waiting for the emperor sitting above to speak, he shouted: "Bold! A little woman dares to defy the imperial power, and a woman who says such a disrespectful thing is really unbelievable and presumptuous! ”

Shangguan Jiyue glanced at him coldly at the end of his eyes: "This lord, the emperor hasn't even opened his mouth to condemn Qi Yu, so you spoke first, are you going to make a decision for the emperor?!" ”

When the middle-aged man heard this, his face changed greatly, and he immediately leaned down and knelt on the ground, shouting at the bright yellow figure above: "Weichen is impulsive, he doesn't choose what to say, he definitely doesn't want to make decisions for the emperor, and I hope that the emperor will be clear." ”

As soon as Shangguan Jiyue spoke, with just a few words, she made the person who first attacked her kneel on the spot, and also gave the other people who were about to move a dismount, so that Huang Fuhao couldn't help but raise his eyes and stare at her carefully.

Facing the scorching gaze of the power of the Son of Heaven, Shangguan Jiyue's eyes were lowered, his face was calm, his demeanor was calm, and there was no trace of panic. Seeing this, Huang Fuhao not only did not get angry, but gave birth to a bit of appreciation in his heart.

He glanced lightly at the middle-aged official who was still trembling and kneeling on the ground, and said, "Let's talk back." ”

When the officials heard this, they couldn't help but look different, and secretly wondered, what did the emperor mean by this? The holy decree is obviously a thunderbolt monarch, and every sentence refers to Qi Yu's crime and deserves punishment, let Qi Yu return to Beijing for trial, why did he reply calmly?

At this time, Shangguan Jiyue had already stood up and stood respectfully in the hall, lowering her eyes and being silent. The middle-aged official who spoke righteously just now retreated to his position in a gloomy manner, bowing his head and not daring to say a word again.

"Qi Yu, you disguised yourself as a man and mixed into the barracks to join the army, and you should have been beheaded immediately, but I gave you permission to come to Kyoto for trial because you have great military merits, and give you a chance to defend yourself, do you have anything to explain?"

Shangguan Jiyue saluted and said slowly: "Back to the emperor, Qi Yu doesn't feel that he is at fault. ”

This remark aroused a burst of whispers among everyone, but due to the experience of the middle-aged official just now, this time no one came out to refute Shangguan Jiyue before the emperor did not signal.

Huang Fuhao quickly glanced at the hall for a week, and finally Weiwei's gaze stayed on Shangguan Jiyue's body, and said in a deep voice: "Oh? General Qi is saying that it is not wrong for a woman to disguise himself as a man and sneak into the military camp, do you want to reward you? ”

"Back to the emperor, although Qi Yu is a weak woman, her pure heart is not inferior to a man. Facts have also proved that women can also join the army to worship generals and fight on the battlefield! So-called, heroes don't ask where they come from. In the same way, regardless of men and women, they can use their talents according to their talents, and women can also be able to be safe and secure, and martial arts can determine the country! ”

In this era of male superiority and inferiority of women, Shangguan Jiyue's words can be described as amazing. But what she said was neither humble nor arrogant, neither arrogant nor impatient, and it gave people the illusion that they couldn't help but want to convince her.

The old emperor Huangfu Hao's old eyes were obscure, and he looked at her for a long time in silence, then turned to the ministers in the hall and said in a deep voice: "What do you think Aiqing? ”

Seeing that the emperor sent a message to ask for their opinions, an old minister dressed in a white beard immediately stood up, and he accused Shangguan Jiyue with a fierce voice: "Isn't it to make the enemy country laugh at our court and be generous when she joins the army?" You girl is clever and sharp-toothed, and she is clever here, obviously trying to exonerate herself! ”

As soon as the old man finished speaking, a group of ministers followed suit.

For a time, the entire hall was full of accusations of Shangguan Jiyue for bullying the monarch and contempt for the imperial power. Hearing this, the old emperor Huang Fu Hao, who was sitting at the top, had a slight twist of his eyebrows, his face was gloomy, and he looked coldly at the lips and tongues of the ministers below like a sword.

Shangguan Jiyue smiled indifferently in the face of everyone's accusations, and said, "Everyone, have you finished speaking?" If it's over, it's time for the little girl to say it, right? ”

Shangguan Jiyue's voice was not high, but the words clearly reached everyone's ears, but it quieted everyone down, and they all turned their heads to look at her in unison.

"What else do you have to say?!" The old man just now looked at her angrily as if he had a deep hatred for her, "The old man wants to see what else you can say!" ”

"Why didn't Qi Yu have anything to say? Since the emperor allowed me to defend myself in the court, why can't I have something to say? Shangguan Jiyue glanced around quickly, and then said,

"What you just said is nothing more than patriarchy and looking down on women, but Qi Yu will tell you today, I! Qi Yu! is not inferior to men, and his military exploits are not in vain! When I fought for my life on the battlefield, you may still be lying drunk and dreaming of death in the gentle country of a woman you despise! Since I dare to stand here today, I will not care about the so-called secular rituals in your mouth. One day I joined the army, I will be a soldier all my life! The iron-blooded dignity of a soldier will never allow you to insult at will! ”