Chapter 25: Chapter 25: No One Can Steal Her Empire (25)

In her twenties but not yet thirty, she was in her prime.

She was dressed in a black Dragon Robe, with a stunningly beautiful face, and no one could look down on her. Instead, her entire presence emitted an aura of noble majesty, such that no one in the court could suppress her.

Because of her actions, the court had a group of loyal die-hards, and whoever dared to voice any unreasonable opinions, this group would be the first to jump in and blast them with a torrent of verbal abuse.

Especially the military generals who followed her through life and death; one shout from them could make those frail troublemaking civil servants shiver all over.

There was once a civil servant who proposed that it was not proper for a woman to be Emperor and hoped Qiann Yan would pass the throne to King Ning Shan.

Needless to say, this civil servant was one of Hee Qingshan’s people.

After more than a year of disruption, Hee Qingshan failed to achieve anything significant and shifted his attention back to the throne, beginning his maneuvers.

As soon as the civil servant opened his mouth, he was scolded vehemently by the crowd of military generals, who were burly and loud-voiced. Each word struck at the heart, leaving the civil servant’s ears ringing as if he were deaf; he dared not utter another word.

After the court session, the military generals circled around this civil servant, breaking bricks with their hands in front of him, and when following him home, kicked the stone slabs outside his doorstep to pieces.

It was said that the civil servant requested a few days off afterward, seemingly falling quite ill, which Qiann Yan speculated was mostly due to fear.

“Haha, the State Preceptor’s methods are indeed effective. Now, whenever that boy sees me, he either hides away or takes a detour. If I go up to intimidate him, he might wet himself in public.”

“Isn’t that right? General Chen shattered the stone slab outside his door with one kick. How could he not panic? It’s been so long, yet General Chen’s martial arts have not diminished at all.”

“General Lee, you’re too modest. You chopped twenty bricks with your hand in front of him and joked that if he said something wrong again, you would chop his head. At that time, his lips turned purple with fear. Hahaha… what a coward.”

“Let’s not boast about ourselves. This is all thanks to the State Preceptor. Without his help, we rough men wouldn’t have triumphed over those loaded with cunning plots.”

“Exactly. If it weren’t for the State Preceptor holding us back, I would have definitely given the boy a beating. As the State Preceptor explained, if we beat him, King Ning Shan would undoubtedly seize the opportunity to cause trouble, and then Your Majesty would have no choice but to punish us—clearly an attempt to sow discord between monarch and ministers. This scheme is quite vicious.”

“Hehe… With the State Preceptor’s help now, we won’t fall for it. Let’s see how anxious we make them.”

Xun Zihuai sat in the chair drinking tea and didn’t interrupt as he watched the group discuss. He knew well what Hee Qingshan was up to in his heart.

Such a trivial matter could be perfectly resolved by Your Majesty. But since he encountered it, how could he not intervene?

Your Majesty has many pressing matters to attend to daily, so he’ll handle these little things on her behalf.

“Lord State Preceptor, King Ning Shan is likely to be unwilling,” General Lee stepped forward, “May I ask for your guidance on what we should do next?”

“King Ning Shan has consistently refused the title of Imperial Husband, clearly discontent with being under Your Majesty, coveting that position.”

Xun Zihuai smirked. Accept the title of Imperial Husband?

Does that man even deserve it?

Your Majesty never had such intentions in the first place.

Heh, the position of Imperial Husband is not something Hee Qingshan can easily secure.

“Originally, I thought King Ning Shan was a good person. If the State Preceptor hadn’t revealed the truth, we would have been deceived by him. Fortunately, the State Preceptor enlightened us, so we realized his hypocrisy.”

“The nation was hard-won by Your Majesty’s efforts. Hee Qingshan thinks he can just talk his way into becoming Emperor—dream on.”

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