Chapter 5

Gao Yang's words suddenly rang out in the Jin Luandian, and the officials were all startled.

They widened their eyes and looked at Gao Yang.

In just a few sentences, they felt a bone-chilling coldness.

First give him a few pieces of silver, let him go, then watch which relatives he goes to, and eliminate them all together.

Even if the little boy suddenly appears, he still thinks it is contrary to common sense and wants to strictly check if there are younger brothers or sisters under the bed, in the rice jar, or in the wardrobe.

When acting, one blow on the left and right chest, ensuring a fatal strike!

Ruthless!

Too ruthless!

Wang Zhong looked at Gao Yang with fear, his heart shaking violently.

"The Gao family has been a military family for a hundred years; how do they have such an insidious descendant?"

"If he were allowed to hold power, wouldn't the earthworms of the Wang family be split in two?"

Let alone Wang Zhong, even Gao Feng felt a chill.

These words actually came from his son?

For a moment, the gazes of the civil and military officials were all fixed on Gao Yang.

The Da Qian General of the Right Wei Guard, Qin Zhenguo, said, "Your Majesty, what the son of Vice Minister Gao says is not without reason. If the little boy's father had understood that weeds must be pulled out by the roots, there would not be the disaster of family extermination today."

"This general agrees."

These words also brought Wu Zhao back to her senses.

She swept her gaze across, her stunning face showing interest.

This question is not difficult to say, and not simple to say. The main thing is that Da Qian's spirit of benevolence and righteousness is prevalent, and there are too many talented people bound by rules and worldly conventions.

If it were truly revenge for family extermination, let alone a little boy, I am afraid the ants in the enemy's mansion would be cut in two.

But if it is just a hypothesis, for the sake of so-called benevolence, morality, and reputation, very few people would choose to pull out weeds by the roots in public.

Let alone someone like Gao Yang, who first gives a few pieces of silver, watches which relatives he goes to, and eliminates them all together.

Even the little boy suddenly appearing was just something she said casually; even she, the questioner, had not thought deeply about it.

But Gao Yang even noticed this point—who was the little boy's sudden appearance protecting?

Not pulling out weeds by the roots puts oneself and one's family in danger.

In Wu Zhao's eyes, this is a very stupid thing.

This Gao Yang is interesting.

"If you don't pull out weeds by the roots, the spring breeze will make them grow again. If the little boy's father had been ruthless enough to pull out the weeds by the roots back then, how could there be today's disaster?"

"I am very satisfied with your answer to the first question."

Wu Zhao's first sentence was said to the officials, and the second was said looking at Gao Yang.

Gao Feng was astonished.

This degenerate son made Her Majesty the Empress very satisfied?

Although Gao Feng found it hard to believe, this was a great thing for the Duke of Ding Prefecture.

Wu Zhao looked at Gao Yang and said indifferently, "The first question was just a small test of mine."

"But wanting to be an official of Da Qian and plead for the people is not that simple."

Gao Yang looked at Wu Zhao, first glancing at the long legs hidden under the dragon robe, then said, "I beg Your Majesty to bestow the question."

"This commoner is willing to work like a dog and horse for Your Majesty."

This Empress is interesting; she doesn't test the Four Books and Five Classics, poetry, or classics, but rather these strange questions.

He was really curious about what Wu Zhao's next question would be.

Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes swept toward the officials, "This question is not just to test the son of Vice Minister Gao; all you beloved ministers can also speak freely. Those who satisfy me, I will surely value!"

As soon as these words were spoken, some officials of low status brightened, eager to try.

If they could be valued by Wu Zhao, they would surely rise in their careers!

Wu Zhao said indifferently, "You are a tea merchant from another place who contracted a barren mountain in the remote and poor areas of Jiangnan. But if you want to grow tea, you must first reclaim the wasteland. However, the local people are extremely lazy; not only are they unwilling to reclaim the wasteland, but even if you recruit a few people, they work extremely sluggishly. With the time for planting tea drawing near, what should you do?"