Chapter 395: Tang Emperor: So satisfying! I've wanted to do this for a long time!

The ministers throughout Taiji Hall all unconsciously gaped in unison.

This is the Princess?

Is this the legendary Chang'an Princess who opened up territory, struck fear into the hearts of every nation, and subdued others without a fight?

Sure enough, legends only exist in legends; the Chang'an Princess before their eyes truly looked exactly like an impostor.

Tang An, however, did not care how they viewed her and very contentedly retracted those antiques into her Wealth Gathering Ring.

If she were in a good mood, she might even learn from that someone and hand the treasures over to the state.

This perspective, didn't it just open up all at once?

"Ahem."

Tang An cleared her throat, "I'm done taking things, Father, can you get off work now?"

"Get off work?"

"It means ending the morning court session; I came to pick you up from court."

Li Shimin was very surprised; he had not expected Tang An to come here to pick him up from court.

"Then Father shall just follow An'er and leave court."

In any case, there were no important matters today, just listening to the ministers bicker.

After all, Tang An had done almost everything that could be done for Great Tang. Great Tang lacked neither grain, nor money, nor people, nor land. She had even incidentally ensured favorable weather for the world.

Because she was too capable, it resulted in the ministers being too idle, and every day in court was nothing more than endless arguments over trivial matters.

"Your Majesty!"

An old minister came to his senses and knelt in the great hall.

"The inner court must not interfere in politics, Your Majesty! How can the Princess enter and exit Taiji Hall!"

Hearing this, Tang An frowned and looked at Li Shimin. "Father, was that decree of yours only issued to me?"

Fearing Tang An would misunderstand, Li Shimin hurriedly explained: "It was naturally proclaimed to the whole world."

"Then why does he defy the imperial decree?" After saying this, Tang An sent a voice transmission to Li Shimin, "Dad, just watch the show in peace. Watch me put on a play for you about a bossy daughter doting on her father; don't get too moved."

After Li Shimin reacted, he turned his face away, clearly holding back laughter.

"That is right, why does the official defy the imperial decree?" He hurriedly cooperated with Tang An's acting.

That old minister was startled, because he had already cast the decree Li Shimin issued to the back of his mind. The first phrase that popped into his head was that the inner court must not interfere in politics.

Furthermore, after Tang An entered, she had not a shred of a Princess's demeanor, which made him find her even more disagreeable.

Yet, the very Princess he found disagreeable, who was grinning a moment ago, unleashed her full aura the next.

Tang An lowered her eyes to look at the old minister kneeling and begging for mercy, "Since you defy the imperial decree, according to Tang Law, what is the punishment?"

What she was asking was directed at those civil officials who looked down on women in politics!

The civil officials looked at each other, unable to react for a moment as to how Tang An could change her face so quickly.

"No words?"

"Do you really think my deterrence of foreign nations and my taking of various countries with Win Without Bloodshed were all groundless rumors, and that I am an impostor stealing another's merit?"

The ministers were stared at by Tang An until cold sweat broke out; her aura was truly too strong right now, and this was the appearance the legendary Chang'an Princess should have.

"Father, the civil officials don't like to talk, and they don't seem to understand our Tang Law very well."

"How about this: punish each of them to copy Tang Law once every day for one hundred days. If they don't finish copying, they are not allowed to eat."

Li Shimin appeared to be rubbing his temples in a headache, but in reality, his smile was already impossible to hide under the cover of his wide sleeves.

So satisfying! He had wanted to do this for a long time!

"Since that is the case, let it be done as the Princess says." He tried his best to make his tone sound very majestic.

"Your Highness." Wei Zheng stepped out to bow; looking at that posture, he was clearly going to plead for the civil officials.

"In this official's view..."

"Oh, I do not allow Minister Wei to be so self-deprecating."

"Ah?" Wei Zheng did not react for a moment.

Tang An twirled Li Shimin's brush, also holding back laughter. Ancient people, especially those straight-shooters who didn't know how to turn a corner, how could they understand puns?

She continued to address the civil officials: "You heard what my father said just now."

"After you go back, copy Tang Law once every day for one hundred days. If you don't finish copying, you are not allowed to eat."

"And don't think about pulling any tricks; I know some magic and can secretly monitor all you ministers."

"If I catch any of you pulling tricks, that would truly be the crime of deceiving the Emperor."

"We... dare not."

The civil officials knelt one after another, sweat beading on their foreheads.

Li Shimin and the military generals watched, feeling refreshed and incredibly comfortable in their hearts.

Tang An looked at Wei Zheng, sizing him up. That air of integrity and risking death to offer remonstrance was coming out again.

"Does Minister Wei have an opinion?"

Just as Wei Zheng was about to speak, Tang An tossed a Pill into his mouth.

"Cough, cough, cough..."

"Very good, Father, Minister Wei says he has no opinion."

Wei Zheng was almost choked to death; he struggled to swallow the Pill and collapsed weakly to the ground, unable to get up.

"Princess, you... even if you kill this official, this official must risk death to remonstrate!"

But before he could finish his sentence, he began to cough violently again.

Tang An walked down from beside Li Shimin and looked into Wei Zheng's eyes, finally knowing what it meant to be a stubborn, foul-smelling piece of iron.

"You still want to hit me?"

Wei Zheng was stunned; Tang An was not playing by the rules at all.

"Your subject, I dare not."

"You dare not, but I dare." Tang An walked down the steps and crouched in front of Wei Zheng.

"However, considering you have exhausted yourself for the Great Tang, I can spare you a beating."

"But..."

The corners of Tang An's mouth curled into a standard, wicked smile.

She snapped her fingers, and Wei Zheng's beard was gone.

She snapped her fingers again, and Wei Zheng's eyebrows were gone.

She also snatched off Wei Zheng's hat and transformed his hair into an afro.

Tang An clapped her hands, admiring her work with great satisfaction.

"Minister Wei, take a look for yourself. Are you satisfied with this trendy style I've created for you?"

She cheekily pulled out a Demon-Reflecting Mirror and held it up for Wei Zheng to use as a Mirror.

"Let me tell you, the last person to receive this treatment was Rulai Fozu himself."

"No need to feel honored, no need to thank me; it's only right."

Wei Zheng looked at himself in the Mirror: no eyebrows, no beard, and his hair was that kind of explosive nest.

"What kind of decorum is this? What kind of decorum... what..."

"Pfft—"

Wei Zheng suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood, and Li Shimin and all the ministers were startled.

"An'er." Li Shimin was afraid Tang An would get carried away and leave behind grounds for criticism in the palace.

Tang An retracted the Demon-Reflecting Mirror and stood up from the ground.

"Rest assured, it was an illness caused by overwork; spitting out that stagnant blood will make him better."

Others might not see it, but how could Tang An fail to notice that there was already a faint aura of death between Wei Zheng's brows?

Although this man's temper was annoying, his contributions to the Great Tang were undeniable.

If such a minister were to die, it would be a great loss for the Great Tang.

"Many thanks, Princess." Wei Zheng stood up and bowed, sincerely thanking Tang An for saving his life.

"But your subject..."

Wei Zheng wanted to continue, but his mouth was sealed by Tang An using her Dharma Power.

"I know what you want to say, but don't say it yet."

"In order not to waste my Immortal Pill, Minister Wei, don't speak for the next half month."

"No need to thank me, no need to be moved; just stop angering my father so much in the future."

Tang An walked to the side of the Dragon Throne and stepped up to link her arm with Li Shimin's.

"Dad, shall we clock out?"

Li Shimin couldn't have been happier with today's morning court session. "Good, let's clock out." As he spoke, he looked at the old minister kneeling there. "What about him?"

"Forget him, let him kneel; consider it a small punishment as a warning."

"Very well, everything as An'er says."

The eunuch, being very perceptive, shouted with a smile: "Court dismissed—"

As for the opposition from the officials, since Tang An had established her authority in the palace today and saved Wei Zheng's life, they likely had nothing left to say.

If they still complained tomorrow, let the military generals argue with them. In any case, them arguing wouldn't delay the Ascension Ceremony from being held on time.

Meanwhile, on Lingshan.

The Two Sages of the West were in Meditation when they suddenly awoke.

Before the two of them, a mass of black energy appeared.