Chapter 97: The Wrath of the Empress, the Death of the Great Zhou Dynasty
In the Forbidden Palace!
The empress's voice was extremely cold, and at the end, it even contained a hint of murderous intent!
But in the Forbidden Palace, the maids standing on both sides were all trembling with fear and wanted to retreat, but they did not have the courage.
Fortunately, at this moment, a maid in a yellow skirt walked in from outside the palace and saw the furious look of the empress.
But he immediately raised his hand slightly to give a hint to the maids.
The maids then hurriedly exited the forbidden palace as if they had received an amnesty. The maid in the yellow skirt stepped forward and bowed respectfully: "Your Majesty, why are you so angry?"
I saw a maid in a yellow dress coming forward.
The empress' brows finally relaxed a bit, but the coldness in her tone still didn't go away.
"If I don't get angry, what can I do? I can't really drag these people out one by one and kill them all!"
"Pfft."
Hear the words of the Empress.
But the maid in yellow skirt couldn't help but smile.
You must know that although the empress is young, she is ultimately the current Emperor of Zhou and the most noble person in the world.
Not to mention, the empress had just finished her anger, let alone a maid.
Even the ministers of the current dynasty must be cautious and careful now, and must carefully consider every word they say before daring to speak.
However, the maid in the yellow skirt didn't have any scruples to say anything, and even dared to laugh out loud.
However, when the empress heard the maid's smile, she did not show any dissatisfaction, and even looked helpless.
"You're still laughing, you're still laughing. If you and I, sisters, can't manage this country well, I'll see how you can see your mother and father in the future!"
A maid in a yellow skirt, although she is dressed like a maid.
But in fact, she is in this world, in terms of honor, she is only inferior to the Empress. Her Royal Highness Princess Zhou, who is the younger sister of the emperor, is named [Princess Zhaoyang]!
Zhaoyang's eyebrows were smiling, and his big eyes flickered as he looked at the empress in front of him. Deep in his eyes, there was a trace of pity that could not be concealed.
She glanced at the memorial, but she already knew it.
The memorial came from the governor of Annan Prefecture. It said that the severe drought in Annan Prefecture had not eased since three years ago. Although the government issued eighty-one rain charms, it was only a drop in the bucket.
After three years of severe drought, the demon disaster in Annan Prefecture has become rampant, and the grain depot has already reached its bottom.
In order to alleviate the dissatisfaction among the people in the state and disperse the pressure in the state, the governor of Annan Prefecture specially requested that 30,000 disaster victims be relocated to neighboring states for food.
It seems like the situation is normal.
But in fact, Princess Zhaoyang herself also received the investigated information from Xuanyuan Xue...
She also knows exactly what the situation of these 30,000 disaster victims is.
It is true to say that it is bitter, but it is not that exaggerated to say that I cannot survive in my original hometown!
to be honest.
This is actually a collusion between local officials and using demons and disasters as a cover.
Force the local people away and leave the land to be annexed by local big families, so as to make the country rich and prosperous!
At the same time, the relocated people can also provide the cooperating neighboring states with an extra group of Xiang troops and several more civil and military official positions such as commanders, pacifiers, regiment training envoys, and those in the army.
Killing two birds with one stone is nothing more than that.
As for the empress, even though she was scolding her heartily, the approval she gave was just an order not to do so. At the same time, she also issued an order to let the Ministry of Personnel select capable officials to go to Annan Prefecture to punish the officials there, and at the same time, she could replace a few excessive officials as appropriate.
Give them a beating to stop them from going too far.
In short, one sentence.
Wronged!
Even if you have the evidence, you still have to act aggrievedly.
Because, in Annan Prefecture, local officials may be exaggerating, but the demon disaster is indeed extremely rampant. Coupled with the impact of drought, it has reached a situation that is almost like a tinderbox.
Once those officials are pushed into a hurry, it may really cause a big chaos!
"Sister, thank you for your hard work."
Princess Zhaoyang said seriously.
The empress sighed, waved her hands and said, "Well, this is our family's fate, but you, how come you have time to come here today?"
Zhaoyang shook his head and said: "I didn't come here, it was Xueer who asked me to come."
"Xue'er, is there any new news? Have you found the source of the drought in Annan Prefecture?"
Upon hearing Xue'er's name, the empress's eyes suddenly lit up.
In the final analysis, the troubles in Annan State were caused by the drought that started three years ago.
The Xueer Zhaoyang was talking about was none other than Xuanyuan Xue, who had a relationship with Gu Changsheng.
Nominally, she is the Qianhu of Tianjing Jisiwei, but in fact, she has another important responsibility.
That is to act as today's emperor, secretly monitor the world, and punish the demons and troubles!
Zhaoyang nodded: "There is news, but it's not clear yet. However, there is good news. Xueer asked the local government to promote "Zhong Kui's Ghost Hunting Picture", and the results were good. At least in various counties and cities, "Zhong Kui's Ghost Hunting Map"
"Zhong Kui's Ghost Hunting Picture" has been implemented."
After hearing Zhao Yang's words, the empress' brows immediately relaxed a lot, but when she saw the memorial in front of her, her face darkened again.
"It is not enough to only implement it in counties and prefectures. It must also be implemented in local areas, counties and towns!"
There was undeniable determination in the empress' voice.
"But this..."
Zhaoyang subconsciously wanted to dissuade her sister from acting too hastily.
After all, local counties and towns also have special arrangements to deal with the disaster of demons.
Those are the statues of the protector gods that the villagers brought back from the spiritual courtyards dedicated to the gods of cities and towns in various prefectures and counties, spending incense, faith, and even money and food.
"If "Zhong Kui's Ghost Hunting Picture" is promoted there, I'm afraid it will cause conflicts between Gu Xianren and the Shinto officials of Tongling Academy!"
"There's a conflict...hehe, hehe!"
Hear Zhaoyang's words.
The empress subconsciously wanted to say that if there was a conflict, then kill them.
But, after all, she is no longer the innocent girl she was when she first ascended the throne.
She has understood that even though she is the emperor of Zhou Dynasty, not everything can be decided by herself.
That's right, she could make another explicit decree and ask the people in the county and town to also hang copies of Zhong Kui's ghost hunting pictures.
The copy of Zhong Kui's Ghost Hunting Picture is definitely not as powerful in exorcizing evil as the original version of the masterpiece.
But demons and ghosts below level nine can be dealt with.
And these unfashionable or unworthy monsters are also the monsters that are most prevalent among the people and cause the greatest damage to people's livelihood.
Once Zhong Kui's ghost hunting pictures are popularized, the chaos and destruction caused by these monsters will definitely be greatly reduced.
But accordingly.
The priests who also relied on this to survive and gained a huge base, and now have become the fourth largest force in the court, will definitely bear a grudge against Gu Changsheng because of this!