The Eldest Daughter Is Beautiful and Saucy
Chapter 995: heavy medicine
Chapter 995: A drastic measure for a serious illness
“Do you think that if you put on men’s clothes, the court officials will regard you as the emperor…as a man?” Li Tianfu sneered contemptuously, “Never…”
The Xiliang Empress’s hands were shaking as she slapped Li Tianfu hard on the face again. This time… Li Tianfu staggered back two steps but did not fall. She looked at the Xiliang Empress with resentful eyes: “Now that the eight major families have united, Xiliang will soon change its master. I hope that by then… Sister can still hit me with such momentum!”
The blood drained from the face of the Queen of Xiliang, and she felt as if she was in a lake in the dead of winter, completely cold.
After a while, the Queen of Xiliang raised her eyes to look at her sister, and her voice was colder than she felt at the moment: “Someone come…”
Soon, the door of Huaixiang Palace was suddenly pushed open, and wind carrying heat waves and rich fragrance suddenly rushed in. The layers of brocade gauze in the palace were suddenly lifted up by the wind, and at the end of the semi-transparent gauze swaying wildly… stood the Queen of Xiliang and Li Tianfu who were standing opposite each other.
Li Tianfu glanced at the Queen of Xiliang and turned her head slowly, almost half a beat late. From the gauze curtain that was thrown high up by the wind and flying on both sides, she saw two rows of imperial guards in military uniforms and carrying swords striding in, walking towards them with a fierce aura. Her face changed drastically.
When she looked back…she saw that her elder sister was no longer willing to say anything to her. She just turned around with her eyes lowered, walked towards the layers of flying water-colored gauze of different shades, and brushed shoulders with the two rows of imperial guards who were walking quickly towards her without even looking back.
“Sister!” Li Tianfu subconsciously called out to the Empress of Xiliang in fear.
The Queen of Xiliang paused, clenched her fists, her eyes were red and wet… and her eyes were a little hesitant.
The gauze curtain that was blown up by the wind slowly fell down. From the inner room came the angry shouts of Li Tianfu and the sound of the armor rubbing against each other as the imperial guards tried to capture Li Tianfu. The Queen of Xiliang raised her eyes again, tears sliding down from the corners of her eyes, but there was no hesitation in her eyes anymore. She raised her hand to push aside the brocade gauze and stepped out of Huaixiang Palace.
The young eunuch who had been guarding outside the gate of Huaixiang Palace with the imperial edict in his hands saw the Empress of Xiliang coming out alone and saluted respectfully. After the Empress of Xiliang left, the young eunuch stepped into Huaixiang Palace with the imperial edict held high in both hands.
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Yun Poxingren waited for a long time inside the hall, staring at the swaying bronze phoenix lanterns on both sides of the hall, and felt increasingly uneasy.
Soon, the gloomy-looking Xiliang Empress entered the hall. Yun Poxing hurriedly supported the table and tried to stand up with difficulty. The Xiliang Empress waved her hand at Yun Poxing and said, “General, there is no need to be polite. Please sit down… I have something to say to you.”
Yun Poxing was suffering from unbearable back pain, so he nodded and sat down obediently.
“General, you must be full of doubts, right?” The Queen of Xiliang stood opposite Yun Poxing and spoke with a serious expression, “The eight major families colluded with the businessman Cui Fengnian, intending to… cause chaos in Xiliang, blame the chaos on the new policy, pull me… off the throne, and support Princess Pingyang as the emperor.”
Yun Poxing opened his eyes wide in shock: “What?!”
Yun Poxing is also a member of the Yun family, one of the eight major families, but he didn’t hear anything at all.
The Queen of Xiliang turned her head and looked at Yun Poxing: “I went to Huaixiang Palace just now, and Princess Pingyang has already admitted it…”
Yun Poxing’s throat tightened and he was speechless for a long while. He just stared blankly at the Queen of Xiliang. He admitted that the new policy had some problems…but which country’s government was not corrected from its mistakes? The new policy hurt the interests of the eight major families, but there is no construction without destruction. Now Xiliang is already in danger. If it does not carry out drastic reforms to strengthen itself, it will either be swallowed up by the Great Zhou, the Great Yan, or even by the Rongdi!
If the country is gone, how can they survive by relying on the eight major families in Xiliang? Are they heading for death?
Why don’t the eight major families understand that if the skin is gone, the hair will fall off?
Now that we have sacrificed our small family interests in exchange for the future strength of Xiliang, are we still worried that the eight major families will not gain any benefits?
The Queen of Xiliang lowered her eyes. Although she tried her best to restrain herself, she still showed sadness: “She is… my most trusted sister. If she was against my new policy and felt that the new policy was really bad for Xiliang and wanted to strengthen Xiliang, and she wanted to pull me down from the throne and take over, I… would be happy, but now she…”
The Queen of Xiliang closed her eyes: “In order to avenge a eunuch, she actually dragged the entire Xiliang into it. She sat on this position… to go to war with the Great Zhou! She wants to destroy the country! Even if… she wants to avenge her father on the Bai family of the Great Zhou, I…” She would not be so sad.
Yun Poxing knew about this. After Li Tianfu came back, he knelt before the Queen of Xiliang for a day and a night, begging her to send troops to attack the State of Jin, saying that the State of Jin was too bullying.
But Li Zhijie told Yun Poxing that Li Tianfu was crazy… She was willing to do anything for a eunuch and go to war with the State of Jin. She even tried to assassinate Bai Qingyan at her wedding banquet with the Prince of Jin. That’s why she was brought back by Li Zhijie.
But Yun Poxing had never expected that Li Tianfu would be so crazy that he would actually want to dethrone his sister who loved her so much, just to make the entire Xiliang go to war with the Great Zhou.
However, going to war with the Great Zhou at this time would be like hitting a rock with an egg.
Yun Poxing understood this truth. The eight major families in Xiliang were full of talented people… and they must have understood this truth as well. They were probably trying to support a puppet to take the throne, and Princess Pingyang was simply deceived.
After a while, the Queen of Xiliang spoke: “We can’t hesitate any longer. If we delay any longer, Xiliang will inevitably be in chaos. By then… we don’t have to wait for Rongdi, Dazhou, or Dayan to attack. The internal strife in Xiliang will cause Xiliang to fall apart!”
The Xiliang Empress made up her mind, her heart full of cruelty: “Even if… I will be infamous in history, the people of the eight major families cannot be allowed to stay!”
“Your Majesty!” Yun Poxing understood what the Xiliang Queen wanted to do, and he straightened his aching back in shock. “The eight major families are intertwined and intertwined. This cannot be solved by just killing a few people!”
“The eight great families took advantage of the new policy to support merchants and encouraged the people to focus all their energy on jade brocade, furs and papermaking. The rare good farmland in Xiliang is uncultivated. The eight great families are trying to make profits from grain while disrupting Xiliang. If we wait any longer… the people will starve!” The Xiliang Empress spoke calmly, revealing a murderous and decisive spirit. “Strong medicine is needed for a serious illness. Whether General Yun agrees or not, I… will do it today!”
“Your Majesty!” Yun Poxing was panicking, “This might cause chaos in Yunjing!”
“Since the eight great families want to support a puppet emperor, why can’t I… support my puppet among the eight great families, kill those who are disobedient, and keep those who are obedient… and surrender! Why not!”
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