I went crazy after I became a female villain

Jinluan Hall, court meeting.

Seeing that the sun was already high, and an hour had passed since the originally scheduled court meeting, the more than 20 ministers in important positions who threatened to fight to the death yesterday were still kneeling at this moment, looking haggard from a sleepless night.

Dozens of other ministers below the third rank who had been summoned waited anxiously here, looking at each other in blank dismay, none of them knowing what kind of medicine was sold in the gourd of Her Majesty the Empress, who arrived belatedly.

After waiting for no one to arrive for a long time, everyone in the hall could not help but start whispering.

Shangshu Youcheng Shen Changyan said in a low voice to Su Lingfeng, the Shaoqing of Dali Temple who was familiar with him beside him:

"Brother Su, you are well informed. Have you ever heard why His Majesty hastily summoned us to the court meeting? Could it be that something important is about to happen?"

Su Lingfeng is only in his thirties, but he is young and mature, and he lives very transparently. He glanced at the top officials who are still kneeling in the court, and replied after a little thought:
"I think this matter has nothing to do with you adults. If we follow the previous rules and our rank, if there is no emergency, how can we have the opportunity to enter this golden palace to meet His Majesty?"

Most of the people who can enter the court as officials are also smart people. After being called out like this, Shen Changyan seemed to be enlightened, and suddenly turned pale with shock:
"So, Your Majesty is deliberately calling us deputies to court, in order to let us—"

At this point, Shen Changyan couldn't help showing some joy and said, "So, we also have a chance to reach a higher position?"

"Brother Shen, be careful, it's hard to say whether today is an opportunity or a crisis!" Su Lingfeng shook his head with a worried expression on his face, and said:

"Although His Majesty's promotion of the public examination in Selangor is indeed beneficial to publicize and select talents for me, it will also crowd out our aristocratic family and conceal the opportunity to enter the official career. This is an indisputable fact."

"No, brother Su also knows that if this matter is promoted, it will be popular among the poor, and it will be unstoppable among the general public. Why do you have to fight against His Majesty and the world's torrent?"

Shen Changyan was hindered by the family's weakness, and now he has been on top of this position for more than ten years. Feeling that the opportunity is approaching, his eyes lit up at this moment, and he said excitedly:

"Your Majesty has His Majesty's decision, and we should also have our own ideas. Our family's roots are not as good as those of the four surnames who dare to fight to the death. If we want to prosper, we should go upstream!"

"Brother Shen is right. As the crown of the gentry, they have a hundred years of experience, and their children are all over the world. It is understandable for them to fight for the interests of their own family, but we should also plan for ourselves."

Su Lingfeng was able to see the situation clearly, so he was naturally a smart person. He was obviously moved, but when he saw Qi Yuming, the prime minister who had dominated the court for decades, he couldn't help sighing again:

"No matter what choice we make, it will be a big gamble!"

"Brother Su's words are true, but the adventure has already begun. If you don't advance, you will retreat. You should think carefully about how to choose."

Shen Changyan understood what he wanted, so he soon had the answer:
"For the benefit of the moment or the benefit of the whole life, it's hard to choose. Children and grandchildren have their own blessings. Let's look at our own path first!"

"It seems that Brother Shen has made up his mind." Su Lingfeng smiled slightly, his eyes became very sharp, as if he had seen through his thoughts, and said:
"In this position, if you don't have the heart to make progress, you will live in a daze. No matter what method is used to select officials in the end, in the end, each should rely on his own ability!"

While the two were chatting, in the Golden Luan Hall where everyone was waiting, suddenly Zhou Xun, the chief internal officer, brought a group of attendants into the room. It was strange that they were all holding exquisite dishes, and the people behind them moved them directly. He came to the stove and entered with several lambs that had been processed.

Looking at the posture, it is really unheard of that they want to barbecue in this courtroom!

"Director Zhou, what does Your Majesty mean?" Apparently Prime Minister Qi Yuming also realized that something was wrong, and immediately opened his mouth before the ministers who were still hesitating.

"Your Majesty guessed that all the adults had been kneeling all night, and they must be very hungry. He specially ordered me to pick the best black sheep to cook for the adults."

"Your Majesty also said that the best ingredients and the best chefs should be selected for the roasted whole lamb today. Your lords are lucky!"

The more Zhou Xun spoke, the more angry Qi Yuming, who had knelt here all night and saw the situation was not good, became so gloomy that he said angrily:

"I'm not kneeling here to eat, how dare you humiliate the truth."

"Roasting a whole lamb in the Golden Luan Palace is unprecedented. How is it proper? Where is your Majesty going? Why don't you come?"

As soon as Qi Yuming opened his mouth, all the ministers who were tired from kneeling all returned to the fighting mode at this moment, and agreed with all their strength. For a while, there were a lot of discussions in the court, and the atmosphere began to become tense.

Zhou Xun got Lan Yao's order, so he naturally did his best at the moment. Although he was young, he was not afraid of the power and influence, and smiled lightly, with a hint in his words:
"The queen was assassinated in the palace the day before yesterday. She suffered some injuries because she was in seclusion. Today, her condition worsened. Your Majesty is staying in Kunyi Palace with the imperial doctor. You should be here in another two quarters of an hour."

"Why, Your Majesty still thinks that the Prime Minister and all your lords have not eaten for a day at such a critical time. Can't you all understand your Majesty's hard work?"

Zhou Xun seemed to be tepid, but in fact he was very skillful in doing things. As soon as he said such imposing words, even Qi Yuming was speechless for a while.

Qi Yuming didn't say a word, behind him Taifu Lou stroked his beard and said indignantly:

"Then you can't roast a whole sheep on the Golden Luan Hall. This matter is not in line with etiquette. If it is spread, won't it make the world laugh?"

Zhou Xun's affairs were handled beautifully, and he quickly counterattacked: "Then you adults can't afford to kneel here, and threaten your majesty, is it in accordance with etiquette?"

Mr. Lou was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, and he couldn't help cursing: "I have nothing to say to you, Li Zhi, and I will never accept this kind of food. If Your Majesty does not agree to my request, I will wait for you!" You must always kneel down and show your will with death!"

Zhou Xun was neither angry nor angry, but smiled lightly at the ministers who were still unable to get up: "Then, are you adults unwilling to accept your majesty's reward?"

Qi Yuming was obviously also furious, and said in a deep voice: "Director Zhou, don't need to say too much, I will talk to His Majesty myself."

Although Zhou Xun was underestimated, the other party was suffocated, so he simply smiled and said:

"In that case, I won't bother you any more. Your Majesty also said that if you want to kneel without eating or drinking, you can kneel until the end of time. If you faint, His Majesty will send someone to send you home."

Qi Yuming's face turned dark. Looking at the chief executive, who was a bit of a fake tiger, he resisted not to get angry, and signaled the rest of the angry ministers with his eyes not to judge this person too much.

In the end, Zhou Xun's hot face and cold butt didn't suffer a loss. Instead, he pissed off the old officials of these famous families. This situation, in the eyes of the other ministers who were still standing, also sent some kind of signal invisibly, which was quite shocking. He was terrified.

On the other side, the lower-ranking ministers who did not participate in it were just standing and waiting. After finishing the stubborn ministers, the Chief Zhou quickly ordered to the attendants waiting outside the door:

"Show your lords the tea."

Following this order, soon another row of maids filed in, set up tables in the Golden Luan Hall for the bewildered ministers standing there, and brought them high-quality tea.

Seeing the honorable treatment and the cold eyes of Cheng Qi and others, everyone was obviously out of breath, and they had many scruples at the moment, so they didn't dare to take their seats easily.

After all, drinking tea and eating meat on the Golden Luan Hall is really outrageous. Even if they have the courage, they dare not behave so recklessly when Prime Minister Qi is staring at him, and lose their precarious position.

Seeing this, Zhou Xun quickly bowed slightly to the ministers worthy of wooing, his attitude was obviously very positive:
"Your Majesty has not arrived for a long time after being summoned. I am really sorry, so I asked me to serve good tea and cook barbecue first. Please rest first, Your Majesty will arrive later."