Bai Qingyang sat on the main seat, staring down at the silent officials below, his eyes were calm.
After a long time, she finally said: "Back in front of the battle, shake the morale of the army, resign to the post of Shaoqing of Weiwei Temple, and go to the Judiciary to accept the punishment."
Her tone didn't fluctuate, and she didn't even want to say the man's name.
"...The humble minister is guilty."
The dismissed Weiwei Temple Shaoqing left the Taiji Hall in despair, and the other ministers did not dare to have any objections.
Zhou Huaijin sighed: This is the last one in Weiwei Temple...
This empress is really amazing. In less than two months since she took office as regent, Bai Qingyang basically eliminated all the officials she disliked. At the beginning, there were voices of opposition, but later, after these people were punished by Bai Qingyang, they also had to keep their tails between their legs.
Although those who were dismissed were indeed corpses, rotten wood and mud without actual performance.
But what shocked Zhou Huaijin and other ministers the most was not that Bai Qingyang's way of flogging Chao Gang was too radical, but precisely because her way of beating Chao Gang was so radical that Dasheng could be as stable as Mount Tai in the midst of internal and external troubles.
Under such a sensitive situation, it is not surprising that Dasheng's building is about to collapse. If it were someone else, it would probably be in a mess long ago, and it would be too late to find a way out.
Foreign tribes invaded the Central Plains massively, and the court experienced large-scale changes. All kinds of internal affairs and state affairs were overwhelming, but Bai Qingyang was still able to deal with them in a timely manner and handle them properly.
This person's means and strategies are far beyond the imagination of their courtiers.
What's more frightening is that Bai Qingyang is too handy and capable, as if she has faced similar things countless times, and has the experience of being a ruler, so she has tempered such proficient imperial skills.
It was terrifying.
The current officialdom couldn't be more clean. Nearly half of the senior officials in the court are from Bai Qingyang. Those courtiers who were able to stay knew how deeply this descendant of Baixiang was hiding.
Li Zishou who was watching from the side hall was also shocked in his heart, Bai Qingyang was more like an emperor than her.
"If you don't solve the root problem, no matter how many reinforcements you send, going to Youzhou will be a living target for the grassland people to practice."
"This... I am so stupid, please let the empress make it clear."
"Youzhou's resistance is difficult, and it can't be relieved for several days. It can only show that there are traitors among their defenders. How can I express it?"
Bai Qingyang's words made many people look half surprised and half enlightened, and someone immediately came forward: "Weichen will send a letter to Youzhou."
"There is also a problem with the team delivering food and grass, you can deal with it."
"Yes, the minister leads the order."
Zhou Huaijin sighed again.
She knew everything clearly, but still pretended to know nothing to test and test the ministers. Bai Qingyang made people fear in this kind of place. She knew how to be a regent queen—or even a monarch.
Thinking of Li Zichou asking him to support Bai Qingyang's succession, Zhou Huaijin felt his scalp tingle.
He really couldn't understand these two people.
Someone was sent to solve the Youzhou issue, and then a few important tasks for the court were raised, which were still strictly implemented.
Seeing that no one spoke any more, Bai Qingyang finally gave them a vaccination: "The enemy is at hand, don't let me hear any timid remarks. Those who violate it will be dealt with as deserters."
"I would like to obey the Queen's order." All the ministers bowed in unison.
"Let's quit work."
The officials left the Taiji Hall one after another, and Bai Qingyang left a few cabinet members to discuss government affairs. When Bai Qingyang was the only one left in the hall, another half an hour passed.
Bai Qingyang leaned on the back of the main seat, raised his head and pinched the center of his brows, looking quite exhausted.
Leaving Lu Xiaoying in the side hall, Li Zichou walked towards her lightly, for fear of disturbing Bai Qingyang.
After a short rest, Bai Qingyang opened his eyes, and was about to go back to the imperial study to read the documents, but found that Li Zichou, who was wearing a fox fur, was standing a few steps away, looking at him with pity.
Bai Qingyang looked at her steadfastly, and after three seconds, he looked away as if he hadn't seen anything.
Li Zifu:?
Bai Qingyang didn't recognize him?
Li Zichou was about to ask, when he heard Bai Qingyang muttering to himself: "Why are you hallucinating again..."
When Li Zichou heard this, his heart became even more sour. How tired was Bai Qingyang that he had hallucinations? Will she be considered a hallucination?
Bai Qingyang only thought that she was a phantom that only existed in his own eyes, and was about to ignore her as always, and when he passed her by, Li Zifu said, "Qingyang."
Bai Qingyang paused, she turned her head and looked at Li Zishou in disbelief: "There are... auditory hallucinations...?"
Li Zichou smiled wryly, took a step forward, and stared at Bai Qingyang: "It's not an auditory hallucination.
"It's not a hallucination either.
"Qing Yang, I'm back."
Contrary to his strength and coldness when discussing politics just now, Bai Qingyang showed a slightly stunned and dazed expression, as if struggling to understand her words.
"came back?"
Bai Qingyang tentatively raised his hand and poked Li Zifu's abdomen. The moment her fingers touched the soft fabric, she quickly withdrew her hand as if she had been scalded.
"it is true…"
Li Zichou sighed helplessly, and said with a smile, "Of course it's true." As he spoke, he raised his hand and patted the top of Bai Qingyang's hair.
Bai Qingyang had changed too much, there was a layer of black under her eyes, and her brows were full of fatigue. She had endured too much during this period.
Li Zichou caressed her face lightly, and said distressedly, "I've lost so much weight."
The temperature of her fingertips was too vivid, Bai Qingyang's eyes gradually filled with tears, his lips trembled slightly, he was speechless for a long time.
She should have had a lot to say and a lot of questions to ask, but in reality all she could do was throw herself into her arms desperately and hug her tightly.
Li Zichou staggered from being hit by her, his sense of loneliness was filled with a full and warm embrace, and the inexplicable melancholy in his heart also dissipated. Li Zichou also opened his arms and hugged her tightly. arms.
"I've been waiting for a long time..." Bai Qingyang's weeping voice sounded, muffled by Li Zifu's neck, like a little animal seeking warmth in a snowy day.
Li Zichou replied warmly: "Sorry for keeping you waiting for so long."
"I'm so scared, scared of you...that's it..."
"Don't be afraid, am I waking up?"
"I am so tired…"
"Take a rest when you're tired, I'm here."
"I haven't...haven't beaten the Shuobei people back..."
"It's okay, I'll call back."
"Don't... leave, leave me..."
"Didn't leave, won't leave."
Li Zishou responded to each of Bai Qingyang's whispers with tenderness, she had the bitter smell of traditional Chinese medicine on her body, Bai Qingyang smelled it greedily, tears poured out of his eyes uncontrollably, and his words became fragmented.
Bai Qingyang kept crying, and held Li Zichou steadfastly, Li Zichou rubbed her head helplessly: "I didn't realize you love to cry so much before."
She was crying before she fell down, and she was still crying when she woke up.
"You...you think I want to!" Bai Qingyang hit her shoulder heavily with his forehead, "It's not...it's all because of you!"
"Okay, okay, it's all my fault, it's my fault." Li Zichou comforted the petite queen in his arms.
Thinking about it carefully, every time Bai Qingyang shed tears was because of herself, and every time she made someone cry, she had to comfort him with nice words.
Li Zichou sighed in his heart, he is really a sinful woman.
"By the way!" Bai Qingyang suddenly remembered something, and raised his head to look at her, "When did you wake up? Does your body matter? Is there any discomfort?
"Didn't I ask Lu Xiaoying to take care of you? Why did you come here?
"How long have you been here? It's so cold outside, why don't you wear thicker clothes?"
Facing Bai Qingyang's series of questions, Li Zichou felt a little helpless: "There are so many questions, which one do you want me to answer?"
"Answer them one by one!"
Li Zichou laughed.
"I just woke up not long ago, my body is very healthy, I don't have any discomfort, I didn't lie to you this time.
"I wanted to see you, Xiaoying couldn't resist me, I heard that you were in the Tai Chi Hall, so I came here.
"Just arrived here for a while, it's not cold outside, I'm already dressed thick enough."
Bai Qingyang looked at her complainingly: "You didn't lie to me this time... You still know you lied to me?
"Why didn't you tell me when you got poisoned, why did you hold on?
"It's the same when entering the mountain, and it's also about the palace banquet, do you just like to keep me in the dark?!
"I didn't realize it at all..."
Bai Qingyang denounced Li Zifu's bad behavior sentence by sentence, but his arms became tighter and tighter, and his tear glands couldn't help bursting.
Seeing this, Li Zichou quickly apologized: "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I told them to keep quiet, which made you worry. I'm sorry, I won't do it again, there will be no next time."
"I've wronged you for a while, I'm really sorry." She apologized, while diverting Bai Qingyang's attention, "But I saw that the ministers were subdued by you, you are really outstanding."
Who would have thought that after hearing this, Bai Qingyang looked up at her again, and asked, "Did you see that I dismissed Wei Weisi Shaoqing?"
Li Zichou nodded: "Yeah! You are really good, they are all obedient and dare not speak."
Hearing such sincere flattery and praise, instead of showing a happy expression, Bai Qingyang became even more resentful and annoyed: "Didn't you say you just came here for a while?!"
Li Zishou: "Ah..."
"The dismissal of Shaoqing was an hour ago!"
"That is…"
"You lied to me again!"
"I…"
"You just promised, you lied to me again!"
"Yes, I'm sorry..." Li Zichou felt that the number of apologies today had exhausted all the apologies she should have made during the time she was unconscious.
Sure enough, Bai Qingyang is not easy to fool, is there anyone to save the day...
"Plum reward—!"
Like a **** appearing, someone really came to the rescue!
Yang Dejin rushed into the Tai Chi Hall like a bullfighting bull. The news of the empress' awakening spread to Zhongshu Sheng, so she put down what she was doing and hurried to Tianshu Palace, only to be missed.
He stopped another court lady to find out where he was, and then rushed to the Tai Chi Hall.
"Li Zichou! When did you wake up?! Does it matter?! Is there any discomfort?!" Yang Dejin began to shout before he could see clearly.
Li Zichou: ...Did they copy and paste their question three times?
Yang Dejin ran up to the two of them, only to realize that Bai Qingyang was also here: "Ah! Why are you still hugging someone??"
Bai Qingyang's figure was too petite, wrapped in heavy winter clothes, and buried his head in Li Zichou's arms, at first glance he thought Li Zichou was holding a big quilt.
This perverted bastard, the first thing he does when he wakes up is not to look for her, but to come here to talk about love!
Pooh!
With Bai Qingyang here, Yang Dejin could only say dryly, "It looks like I'm busy, so I'll come back later." After speaking, she made a heartbroken expression to Li Zichou.
Li Zichou hurriedly shouted: "Stand there!" Then he took the opportunity to let Bai Qingyang go.
Yang Dejin stood on the spot with folded arms, wrinkled face watching Li Zichou wipe Bai Qingyang's tears.
These two people flashed in front of her from time to time, and she should be familiar with it, why did she still have the feeling of "I should be under the car, not in the car"?
Yang Dejin said strangely, "You still know how to wake up?"
Li Zichou held Bai Qingyang's hand, said softly to stop crying, and then turned his head: "I'm afraid that you guys will be in a hurry."
"Who is in a hurry, too much self-awareness." Yang Dejin muttered stiffly, "How long have you been awake?"
Li Zichou just wanted to say that she woke up not long ago, but then remembered Bai Qingyang's accusation just now, so she had no choice but to tell the truth: "I woke up an hour ago."
"How is your body?"
"not bad."
"Hmph..." Yang Dejin felt relieved a little, "I've been lying on the bed for fifty-two days, but I didn't break your bones."
Li Zichou was slightly surprised: "Fifty-two days... so long?"
Bai Qingyang: "Do you know how worried I am about you? I pray every day, that you will wake up soon."
Yang Dejin: "You're half-dead, and the people around you are worried about you. Li Zichou, can you take care of yourself?"
Li Zishou lowered his head in a justifiable manner, bearing the resentment from the two of them, he didn't dare to speak back at all.
Originally, Bai Qingyang's main C was difficult enough to coax, but here came another auxiliary output. He originally thought that Yang Dejin was a friendly army, but he didn't expect it to be a puppet army.
Li Zi paid one head and two big ones.
At this time someone came again, Zhou Huaijin and several cabinet ministers entered the Tai Chi Hall while calling for Your Majesty. A few of them returned to the Hanlin Academy after retiring from work, but when they heard the news that Li Zichou had woken up, they hurried back to the Tai Chi Hall.
"Your Majesty! You..."
"I woke up an hour ago! It doesn't matter! I don't feel uncomfortable anywhere!"
Zhou Huaijin:?
How does His Majesty know what he wants to ask?
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Yang Dejin: Damn it, there are loving dogs.