Chapter 1736

But since the officials had made up their minds, could it be so easy to deal with?

Therefore.

At noon three days later.

Outside the Imperial Study.

On the bluestone slabs, a large crowd of ministers knelt, both civil and military, all with significant status.

For example, Censor-in-Chief Yan Zheng, Minister of Rites Song Li, Minister of the Court of Judicial Review Lu Wen, Minister of Justice Wang Yifan, as well as the Minister of Works, Minister of War, and a group of Confucian scholars with transcendent status from the Han Lin Academy...

This scale was not small; almost all the important ministers in the court had come.

Even some small eunuchs who had been castrated for a long time and had seen great storms and waves felt their scalps go numb at this lineup.

"If Your Majesty will not see us, we will kneel here and not rise!"

"The Sage said, to know one's mistakes and correct them is the greatest good. Although Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, there are times of confusion. Confusion is not terrible; what is terrible is to persist in one's own way!"

"Censor Yan is right. If Your Majesty insists on not seeing us, we will kneel here. If Your Majesty doesn't see us for one day, we will kneel for one day; if Your Majesty doesn't see us for three days, we will kneel for three days!"

At noon, the sun hung high in the sky, shining on the earth, and the air was filled with heat. Even the small eunuchs moving through the palace had sweat seeping out on their backs, not to mention the ministers kneeling on the bluestone slabs and being exposed to the sun.

But the ministers, led by Yan Zheng, kept their bodies straight. Even though sweat seeped from their foreheads, they stared straight at the direction of the Imperial Study!

Inside the Imperial Study.

"They are forcing me; this is forcing the palace!"

"Since they want to kneel, let them kneel!"

Wu Zhao, in her black and red dragon robe, paced back and forth in the Imperial Study, her face full of fury.

"Your Majesty, the weather is scorching. Censor Yan and the others have been outside the hall for half an hour, and there are many stubborn old ministers among them. If this continues, I fear something will happen!"

Li Long, looking anxious, couldn't help but advise.

If a few ministers really died, he would be finished.

"Take some oil-paper umbrellas, take some prayer mats, and take some water!" Wu Zhao took a deep breath and said.

"Your Majesty, I already did all that, but I was scolded back."

"They want to see Your Majesty!" Li Long looked constipated.

"What?"

Wu Zhao was furious, her phoenix eyes looking as if they wanted to devour someone!

She had monstrous anger in her heart, but she also knew that Li Long's worry was correct.

Under such a scorching sun, if they continued to kneel like this, something would really happen!

But if she softened, first, her imperial dignity would be swept away, and she would inevitably be constrained by the officials in the future, and even more so, be scolded by them.

"Prime Minister Gao, I trusted you wrongly!"

"This time, I fear my dignity will be swept away!"

Wu Zhao closed her phoenix eyes and muttered in her heart.

But just as Wu Zhao was preparing to soften and order the officials to come in.

At this moment.

Outside the hall.

A high-pitched, spirited voice suddenly pierced through the palace.

"Report!"

"Inform Your Majesty, 800-li urgent military report from Hexi!" ===== CHAPTER 1738 =====